Domestic Cat List
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An extensive cat list that features over 70 recognized domestic cats.

Some of the cat breeds listed are not acknowledged by all the cat registries.

There are also a number of breeds, especially those known as the dwarf cats that are under development and whilst listed here, they are yet to find acceptance amongst the cat fancy.

There are a host of different cat breeds to choose from - curly coated cats, cats with folded ears, cats with short tails and those with no tails at all.

cats listed alphabetically

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Cat Breed	Origin	How The Breed Came About
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Devon Rex	UK (England)	Curly coated cat - as a result of a simple recessive gene
Domestic Lynx	USA	Small bobcat crossed with a Canadian Lynx and Domestic Cat
Don Sphynx Cat(Donskoy)	Russia	Natural Breed - Russian Hairless cat - result of a dominant gene
Dwelf Cat	USA	Munchkin cat crossed with a Sphynx and American Curl. Visit our Dwarf Cats Page
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Egyptian Mau Cats	Africa (Egypt)	Natural Breed
Exotic Shorthair Cat	USA	American Shorthair crossed with Persian. Longhaired Persian
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Genetta Cat	USA	Munchkin crossed with a Savannah, Ocicat, Bengal cat, Oriental. Visit our Dwarf Cats Page
German Rex	Europe (Germany)	Curly-coated stray crossed with Cornish Rex
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Havana	UK	Chocolate Point Siamese crossed with European S/H

Cat Breed	Origin	How The Breed Came About
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Japanese Bobtail	Asia (China/Japan)	Natural Breed - recessive autosomal gene resulting in bob tail
Javanese Cat	USA	Balinese (semi-longhaired Siamese, varying in color from 4 basic accepted colors of Balinese)
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Kinkalow	USA	Munchkin crossed with an American Curl. Visit our Dwarf Cats Page.
Korat Cat breed	FE (Thailand)	Natural Breed
Kurilian Bobtail Cat	Russia (Kuril Islands)	Natural Breed. Short tail as a result of a genetic mutation
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Lambkins	USA	Munchkin crossed with a Selkirk Rex. Visit our Dwarf Cats Page
La Perm Cats	USA	Spontaneous mutation of dominant gene, causing curly coat
Levkoy Cat	Russia	A cross between the Sphynx and a lob-eared cat similar to the Scottish Fold
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Maine Coon Cat	USA	Angora crossed with Russian or Norwegian or American Shorthair. Unknown - possibly a natural breed.
Manx Cats	Isle of Man, UK	Spontaneous genetic mutation; dominant autosomal gene resulting in short tail
Minskin Cat	USA	Dwarf cat breed with short legs. Cross Munchkin and Canadian Sphynx. (Devon Rex and Burmese also used in cross)
Munchkin Cat	USA	Spontaneous genetic mutation; resulting in short legs