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The Definitive Cat Breed List
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A comprehensive cat breed list featuring domestic cats. You will find cats with unusual features like short-tailed bobtails and curly eared cats, hybrid cats from domestic cat / wild cat crosses and of course new cat breeds that are still being developed. So, if it is a longhaired popular cat breed or an exotic hairless cat that tickles your fancy, take a look at these extensive lists of different cat breeds.

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Cat Breed List (see below)	A to C	cat list
Cat List	D to M	cat breeds list
List of Cat Breeds	N to Z	list of cat breeds

Breed	Origin	How The Breed Came About
A
Abyssinian Cat breed	Africa (Ethiopia)	Natural Breed
American Bobtail	USA	Tailless stray found on an Indian Reservation. A spontaneous, genetic mutation from a dominant gene resulting in a short tail
American Curl	USA	Spontaneous mutation from a dominant gene resulting in curled ears
American Shorthair Cat	USA	Alley or Barn cat crossed with either a British Shorthair or Burmese or Persian
American WireHair Cat	USA	Spontaneous mutation from a dominant gene, resulting in a coarse, crimped coat
Australian Mist Cat	Australia	Cross Abyssinian, Burmese and Domestic Tabbies

B	Origin	How The Breed Came About
Balinese Cats	FE (Thailand)	Semi-longhaired Siamese (Spontaneous mutation)
Bambino Cat	USA	Munchkin crossed with a Sphynx. Visit our Dwarf Cats Page
Bengal Cat	Asia ; USA	Wild Asian Leopard crossed with an American Shorthair.
Birman	FE (Burma) ; France	Siamese with white markings crossed with Angora or Persian. Possibly a natural breed.
Bombay Cat	USA	Sable Burmese crossed with Black American S/H
British Shorthair	UK	Natural breed, ancestors were barn cats. Breed re-established using the Chartreux, Russian Blue and Persian Cats
Burmese Cats	FE (Burma) ; USA	Burmese/Siamese mix, crossed with Seal or Chocolate Point Siamese. Possibly a natural breed.
Burmilla Cat	UK	Chinchilla Persian crossed with Lilac Burmese. Silver Burmese

C	Origin	How The Breed Came About
Californian Spangled	USA	Various crosses - Siamese, Manx, Abyssinian, American and British S/H, Asian strays
Ceylon	Asia (Sri Lanka)	Natural Breed
Chartreux Cat	Europe (France)	Natural Breed
Chausie Cat	USA	Hybrid Cat Breed - cross between the Felis Chaus (Jungle cat) and domestic cats or Abyssinian cat
Cornish Rex	UK (England)	Spontaneous mutation from recessive gene, resulting in curly coat. Out cross to Siamese, Burmese and Orientals
Cymric (See Manx)	UK (Isle of Man) ; USA	Longhaired Manx

List of Cat Breeds Index: USA = United States of America; UK = United Kingdom; FE = Far East; ME = Middle East; S/H = Shorthair; L/H = Longhair

Alphabetical Cat Breed List:

A to C List ; D to M List ; N to Z List

Related Pages:

Cat Photo - Cat photo gallery A to M of domestic cats

Pictures of Cats - A gallery of cat pictures N to Z of different cat breeds

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