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The following list of cat breeds includes only domestic cat breeds and domestic and wild hybrids. The list includes established breeds recognized by various cat registries , new and experimental breeds, landraces being established as standardized breeds, distinct domestic populations not being actively developed and lapsed (extinct) breeds.
The cat (Felis catus), also referred to as the domestic cat or house cat, is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species of the family Felidae . Advances in archaeology and genetics have shown that the domestication of the cat occurred in the Near East around 7500 BC.
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Birman. The Birman cat is a medium to large breed with a silky, semi-long coat, deep blue eyes, and a distinct color-point pattern. It lives for about 14 years.
The American Shorthair (ASH) is a breed of domestic cat believed to be descended from European cats brought to North America by early settlers to protect valuable cargo from mice and rats. [1] According to the Cat Fanciers' Association, it was the eighth most popular pedigreed cat in the world for 2020. [2]
In 2017, the Siberian was also the 15th most registered cat breed in the CFA, [35] while in 2012 it was still in the 18th place. [36] Since the 2020s, the Siberian gained worldwide in popularity. It jumped from the 15th place in 2020, to the 11th place in 2021, and made it in 2022 for the first time to the top 10 at the number 10 spot. [37]
American Bobtails require two to three years to develop, slower than many domestic cat breeds. [1]While the typically “bobcat-“ or “ocelot”-like spotted coat patterning is the most basal coloration seen on the breed, many other colors and patterns exist (both in long and shorthair varieties), including black, blue, brindle, brown, calico, chocolate, cinnamon, fawn, lilac, pied, red-and ...
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