CAT BREED KEY TRAITS:
B - Bobtail
C - Curled fur
CE - Curled ears
F - Flat faced
FE - Folded ears
H - Hairless
O - Oriental
P - Point only
PD - Polydactyl
T - Tabby only
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☁ - Hypoallergenic

THE CAT BREED MASTERLIST is created with the express purpose of sharing details on every cat breed recorded.
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This site includes extinct, new, experimental, unofficial or lesser known breeds not recognised by official cat associations such as The International Cat Association (TICA), Cat Fanciers Association (CFA) and Fédération Internationale Féline (FIFe).
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Due to the popularity of some breeds over others, many lesser known breeds will have less information than others.
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The site will be updated and each breed categorised based on common traits every time a new breed is recorded or found by the creator.
this site is best experienced viewing through desktop rather than mobile
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If you happen to realise any picture is AI generated, please do not hesitate to contact the owner to get it fixed
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Cat patterns such as calico's, tortoiseshells, tuxedo, bicolour and tabbies are NOT cat breeds and will not be considered as such on this site.ᗢthis website is still in progress and will continue to update, if you would like to see future update ideas, check out the about.
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MOGGIES

DOMESTIC SHORT-HAIR | DOMESTIC LONG-HAIR
NON-PEDIGREE

Moggy cats, (Also known as Domestic Shorthair [DSH] and Domestic Longhair [DLH]) are cats with unkown parentage or mixed breeds and are not considered purebred cats.Lifespan: 12-18 Years
Coat Length: Long or Short
Average Weight: 4-5kg / 8.8-11lb
Average Height: 23-25cm / 9.1-9.8inPersonality:
There is no personality type for moggies, this means they can be quite unpredictable in nature.
Also unlike other sources, there is no personality or temperment differences between coat colour or sexOrigin:
The origin of the modern day domestic cat has been debated for many years, but it's wildly agreed that the area of origin is Northern Africa and the Mediterranean. Cat's have been living with us since ancient Egyptian times, with the oldest grave of a domestic cat being found in Cyrpus dating around 7500-7200 BCEPatterns, Colours and Fur:
Moggies can come in almost any patterns, colours or fur types and are very common as house pets.Health Issues:
Domestic cats can have a wide range of disabilities and health issues. Unlike certain cat breeds, there is no predictability on what they could potentially be affected with as they grow up.
Kidney disease is considered one of the biggest causes of death for all domesic cats as well as cancer.
Another issue among domestic cats is through human intervention or neglegence. Diseases, cars, lack of proper nutrition or harm.Association status:
Whilst moggies are not considered cat breeds, some associations accept them in cat shows to be judged.
All DSH/DSL have to be altered/spayed/neutered in order to be judged in a cat show.ᗢIf you think you have a pedigreed/purebred cat but you do not in fact have paperwork on the family history, your cat will in large be considered a moggy cat, regardless of traits it may possess

BREED DIFFERENCES

Breed Differences can be hard to differentiate sometimes, and it can get confusing as to which traits belong to what breeds.
The pages are dedicated to those differences to help people to understand.

NORWEGIAN FOREST CAT VS MAINE COON VS SIBERIAN FOREST CAT

The big three breeds,Norwegian Forest Cat, Maine Coon and Siberian Forest Cat well known and liked by even average cat enjoyers.
Despite many similarities between the breeds (Long fur, stocky body), these cats are quite distinct, not just in head shapes but also in body types too.
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Norwegian Forest Cats
Maine Coons
Siberian Forest Cats

ORIENTAL SIAMESE VS APPLEHEAD SIAMESE

Siamese
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Applehead Siamese
Oriental Siamese

AMERICAN VS EUROPIAN ORIENTAL CATS

Oriental breeds such as Oriental Shorthair or Oriental Longhair are both well defined by their huge ears and long snouts.
Many cat Associations have similar breed standards, however, there is a slight difference to breed standards in America and Europe.
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American Oriental cats seem to have their ears more upright and less of a dome shape forehead between their ears.
European Orientals have their ears more flared off to the sides of the head.

SPHYNX VS DONSKOY VS PETERBALD

The Sphynx cat is the most iconic and well know of all hairless cats, but there are two other hairless breeds with similar traits and attributes; Donskoy and Peterbald.ᗢ
Sphynx
Donskoy
Peterbald

BURMESE

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American Burmese
European Burmese

HYPOALLERGENIC BREEDS

CAT BREED COUNT: 10
Hypoallergenic cats are cats that have a higher chance of not causing allergic reactions on people allergic to felines.
This doesn't mean that the cat is 100% hypoallergenic and some people still may experience reactions to certain breeds/cats.

POINT BREEDS

CAT BREED COUNT: 10
There are more breeds other than siamese cats with the iconic mask/point pattern.
iI you want to see more info on the general point pattern, check out Unique Patterns.
All breeds have the point pattern.
The most iconic breed is Siamese.

TABBY BREEDS

CAT BREED COUNT: 25
The tabby pattern is not a breed, but specifically a pattern that almost any cat can have.
However these are cat breeds that have only tabby patterns as their required trait.
All cats can have any type tabby pattern or a breed specific pattern.
The most iconic breed is Bengal.

SOLID BREEDS

CAT BREED COUNT: 13
Cat breeds with specifically no patterns, all the cats a bred as one solid colour.
Solid cats can be any Black [Eumalenin] colour or white, as Red/Cream cats cannot be solid.
The most iconic breed is the Russian Blue.

BODY MUTATIONS

CAT BREED COUNT: 38
Cat breeds with body modifications that define the breed, most modifications have to do with the face, ears, tail and legs.
Some of these breeds can experience health issues due to the modifications.
The most iconic breed is Persian and Munchkin.ᗢFACE AND EAR MUTATIONS
cat breed count: 8
cat breeds with flat faces or ears that deviate from the norm.

ORIENTAL CATS [O]cat breed count: 9
Cats with the Oriental body type. Oriental cats are notorious for having wedged shaped heads, big ears and long tails. They are considered the rainbow breeds because of their diverse pattern and colour options.

TAIL MUTATIONScat breed count: 11
cats with short or kinked tails

DWARF MUTATIONScat breed count: 10
cats that suffer from dwarfism, all cats are inherited from the munchkin breed that have been mixed with other breeds.

FUR MUTATIONS

CAT BREED COUNT: 16
Cat breeds with fur mutations that change the way the fur acts, making the fur curly, removing all or some of the fur entirely.
The most iconic breed is Sphynx.ᗢCURLY FUR MUTATIONS [C]cat breed count: 10
cat breeds with the curly fur gene, the gene affects cats regardless of fur length.

HAIRLESS MUTATIONS [H]cat breed count: 5
Cat breeds that are complettly hairless, or have patches of peach fuzz, but not enough to count as partially hairless.

SEMI-HAIRLESS MUTATIONScat breed count: 1
Cat breeds that are partially/semi Hairless. with various degrees of fur that is long enough to not be considered hairless.

OTHER BREEDS

CAT BREED COUNT: 26
Cat breeds that do not fit into the other categories, these breeds usually have much more diverse colour and pattern options.
These breeds are categorised instead by fur length.
The most iconic breed is Maine Coon.ᗢANY LENGTH FURcat breed count: 6
Cat breeds that can come in any length of fur that are not in the other categories

SHORT FURRED BREEDS
cat breed count: 9
Cat breeds that are shortfurred that are not in the other categories

LONG FURRED BREEDS
cat breed count: 10
Cat breeds that are longfurred that are not in the other categories

UNCATEGORISED BREEDS

CAT COUNT: 9
the cat breed count does not include breeds/cats on this pageCats that are not actually breeds or are no longer breeds due to extinction.ᗢFAUX BREEDScat breed count: 2
Cats that are largelly mislabelled as seperate cat breeds, and not associated with any other breeds.

EXTINCT BREEDScat breed count: 7
Cat breeds that used to be classified but are now considered extinct or not recorded anymore. Different from experimental or lesser known breeds.