A

• ABYSSINIAN - Active, playful and inquisitive.
• ALASKAN SNOW - Thick silvery fur
• AMERICAN CURL - Ears curl backwards - Energetic and affectionate.
• AMERICAN BOBTAIL - Naturally shortened tail - Sweet, loving, gentle disposition.
• ANGORA - Alert and intelligent - British equivalent of Oriental Longhair.
• AUSTRALIAN MIST - Short, fine, spotted coat - Rings on tail - Blue eyes

B

• BALINESEJAVANESE - A semi-longhaired variant of the Siamese with a silky and fine coat.
• BIRMAN - Known as the "Sacred Cat of Burma" - moderately stocky body and four white feet.
• BOMBAY - Resembles a miniature black panther - muscular body, affectionate, and playful.
• BRITISH SHORTHAIR - Largest shorthaired breed - Calm, gentle, affectionate, and purrs a lots.
• BURMESE - Affectionate and even-tempered with a sleek, glossy coat.
• BURMILLA - A type of Asian Shorthair known for its shaded pattern, and short, sleek coat.

C

• CALICO - Broken colors, orange and white and blue and white
• CALIFORNIA SPANGLED - Shorthaired with leopard pattern of spots.
• CANADIAN SPHYNX - Almost hairless with long pointed tail - Social and affectionate
• CEYLON - Similar to Wild Abyssinian - Pink Nose - Cobra pattern on forehead
• CHANTILLY/TIFFANY - New variety
• CHAUSIE - A hybrid of domestic and wild jungle cat of Asia - tall and heavy with tufted ears.
• CYMRIC- Round with short legs and double coat - No tail
• CORNISH REX - Curly coats, large ears, and like attention

D

• DEVON REX - Like people and do not object to a bath
• DON SPHYNX - Hairless - Large ears and paws - Round tummy -
• DUTCH REX - Coarse wavy coat

E

• EGYPTIAN MAU - The only naturally spotted cat - Express happines by wiggling tail
• EUROPEAN SHORTHAIRED - New breed descended from Scandinavia

F

• FERAL - A wild cat.
• FOLD - Long or short hair. Ears folded forward and down, large round eyes - mello disposition
• FAMOUS - Famous cats include Garfield, Sylvester, Felix, and Cat in the Hat.

G

• GAO TAEM - black and white spots
• GERMAN REX - Identical to Cornish Rex except sturdies and stockier.

H

• HAVANA BROWN - Warm chocolate color
• HIGHLAND LYNX - Domestic mix of bobcat and bengal
• HIMALAYAN - Short and round with long silky coat - Placid temperment
• HONEYBEAR - Large and funny with sweet disposition.

I

• ISLE OF MAN Often called the Manx cat and does not have a tail.

J

• JAPANESE BOBTAIL - Naturally short tail, strong-willed, active, energetic, and stable.
• JUMANJI BENGAL- A cross between wild Asian Leopard Cats and domestic shorthairs and may still exhibit the wild temperment of ancestors.

K

• KASHMIR - A solid color version of Himalyan.
• KORAT - Small, energetic and affectionate - "Good Luck" cats in Thailand
• KHAO MANEE - royal cats of Siam - Pure white with eyes of different colors.

L

• LA PERM - Strongly curled longhaired or shorthaired coat - Gentle and affectionate.
• LONGHAIRED SCOTTISH FOLD - Healthy and happy - Short, compact body.

M

• MAINE COON - Hardy and rugged - Long, silky hair - loves freedom
• MALAYAN - An alternate name for certain types of Burmese. Also known as flatheaded because its head appears to be flat.
• Manx - Tailless with dense coat - Hind legs longer than front legs - every color and pattern
• MUNCHKIN - short legs - short and long hair varieties

N

• NEBELUNG Silky blue coat - Slender with Short legs - Affectionate and loving
• NORWEGIAN - Hardy and sturdy with thick heavy coat that is shed in summer

O

• OCICAT - Large, muscular, spotted, shorthair - Affectionate, active, and easy to train
• OJOS AZULES - Named for its blue eyes.
• ORIENTAL - Longhaired and shorthaired - variety of colors

P

• PERSIAN - Long fluffy coat -Easy going - large round head, short legs, big eyes.
• PIXIE-BOB - Looks like a miniature bobcat.

Q

• QUEEN - A female cat is called a Queen and a male is called a Tom.

R

• RAGAMUFFIN - Medium with placid temperment - Long or semi-long silky coat
• RUSSIAN BLUE - Short, plus, slivery blue coat - Graceful, and playful with a quiet temperment
• RUSSIAN SHORTHAIR - Soft, double coat, green eyes - Cautious
• RAGDOLL -Docile and placid - Goes limp when picked up

S

• SELKIRK REX - Naturally curly longhaired or shorthaired coat.
• SIAMESE - Brilliant blue eyes - Color points - vocal and affectionate
• SPHYNX - Hairless but covered with a soft down.
• SIBERIAN - Russia's native semi-longhaired Large and powerful - Said to be non-allergenic
• SINGAPURA - Small, short haried, large eyes - beige and brown color
• SNOWSHOW - Cross between american shorthair and siamese - pointed with white markings on face, chest and feet
• SOKOKE - Shorthaired descendent of Kenya feral - looks like an ocelot
• SOMALI - Soft medium fur with bushy tail - Sweetfaced - alert, active and play.

T

• TABBY - Many patterns and colors
• TIFFANIE - also known as Asian semi-longhair
• TIFFANY - Also known as Chantilly/Tiffany - Semi-longhaired - silky - chocolate color
• TONKINESE - Playful and people-oriented.
• TORTOISE SHELL - Coloring resembles a turtle
• TURKISH ANGORA - Semi-longhaired - Long-bodied and graceful with fine, silky coat - Gentle and kind - variety of colors but white best known
• TURKISH VAN - White except for a colored tail and color on the head - Fond of water and swimming - Independent and affectionate

U

• URALS REX - Stong and muscular with wavy coat and tail that may have tufted tip.
• USA - Brought over by the Pilgrims - Friendly, intelligent, and courageous
• USSURI - Natural breed of Russia - cross of small wild cats and Amur leopard cats

V

• VAN - Responds well to training and loves to swim and play with water.

W

• WILD ABSSINIAN - Short-haired - Independent and Friendly.
• Wirehair - Easy to care for, quiet, reserved, and loving.
• WEGIE - Another name for Norwegian Forest

X

• eXOTIC Shorthair - Very tame and gentle

Y

• YORK CHOCOLATE - Energetic, playful, enthusiastic, agile, and cheerful

Z

• ZULA - Ancestor of Absynnian Cat.
• ZIBELINE - Found in Huangshan, China - French for Burmese.

CALICO - tortoise shell pattern found in many breeds

POLYGDARTY - Extra toes

GINGER, MARMALADE - Orange tabby, redish-orange color

MALTESE - Solid gray, color found in many breeds

TUXEDO, JELLICLE - Black and white with white paws, chest and
belly, color found in many breeds.