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A cat with black point coloration. Points are specific areas of an animal coat that are colored differently from the main body colorations. Point coloration may be represented by a pale body color and relatively darker extremities, such as face, ears, feet, tail, and external sex organs, as seen on Siamese cats. [1]
The lynx point pattern is formed by mating a colorpoint cat with a tabby cat (or breeding cats that already possess the lynx point pattern). It is characterized by a mixture of the darkening (reduced) of point coloration with distinct tabby striping on the head, tail, and legs, and an otherwise uniform and comparatively pale body.
Colourpoint or colorpoint (occasionally colour point, color-point, etc.) may refer to: The acromelanism (colorpoint) pattern of an animal's fur or point coloration more generally Colourpoint, the World Cat Federation name for a breed classification encompassing both of what other registries consider two separate breeds:
A cat with black point coloration Point coloration is an animal coat coloration with a pale body and relatively darker extremities, such as face, ears, feet, tail, and scrotum . It is most recognized as the coloration of Siamese cats , but can be found in many mammal species.
Colourpoint or Colorpoint cat may refer to: Colourpoint, the World Cat Federation name for a breed classification encompassing both of what other registries consider two separate breeds a) the Himalayan cat, and b) the Javanese cat; Colourpoint [or Colorpoint] Longhair, a cat breed term with multiple meanings
The colorpoint pattern is most commonly associated with Siamese cats, but due to crossbreeding may also appear in any (non-pedigree) domesticated cat. A colorpoint cat has dark colors on the face, ears, feet, and tail, with a lighter version of the same color on the rest of the body, and possibly some white.
The Javanese, also known as the Colorpoint (or Colourpoint) Longhair in some registries (though that name has other meanings), is a variety of purebred domestic cat. In the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA), [ 2 ] [ 3 ] it is an offshoot of the Balinese breed, out-crossed to Siamese , Colorpoint Shorthair , and Balinese cats. [ 3 ]
The Ragdoll is a breed of cat with a distinct colorpoint coat and blue eyes. Its morphology is large and weighty, and it has a semi-long and silky soft coat. American breeder Ann Baker developed Ragdolls in the 1960s.