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A European wildcat, one of the possible ancestors of the modern domestic cat. In each study Bayesian, maximum likelihood, and parsimony maximum likelihood trees all produced identical results. They each show that F. s. ornata, F. s. cafra, and F. s. lybica were all very closely related to a common ancestor. It also showed that this group of ...
Distinct features like blue almond-shaped eyes, a triangular head shape, large ears, an elongated, slender, and muscular body, and various forms of point colouration characterise the modern-style Siamese. The modern-style Siamese's point-colouration resembles the "old-style" foundation stock. The "old-style" Siamese have a round head and body.
Originating in Thailand (formerly Siam), Siamese cats are considered ancestors of several modern cat breeds. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Siamese cats were brought to the West, where ...
Siamese (modern) (for traditional, see Thai) Developed in United States and Europe; foundation stock from Thailand [11] Mutation of the Thai: Oriental: Short: Colorpoint: Siberian or Siberian Forest Cat (for colorpoint, see Neva Masquerade) Siberian Tundra, Russia. Natural: Cobby [13] Long [13] All; except chocolate, lilac, cinnamon, and fawn ...
The Persian cat is depicted in red, which indicates it falls genetically in the European cat population. The modern-day Persian cat breed is genetically closest related to the British Shorthair, Chartreux, and American Shorthair. [16] The Exotic Shorthair is a breed developed in the late 1950s by outcrossing Persian cats with American Shorthairs.
Blue is the range of Felinae (excluding the domestic cat), green is the range of Pantherinae. Felidae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora, colloquially referred to as cats. A member of this family is called a felid. [1] [2] The term "cat" refers both to felids in general and specifically to domestic cats.
A brown European adult showing the original coloration of the breed A chocolate European female kitten Chocolate American kitten. The Burmese cat (Burmese: ဗမာကြောင်, Băma kyaung, Thai: ทองแดง or ศุภลักษณ์, RTGS: Thongdaeng or Supphalak, meaning copper colour) is a breed of domestic cat, originating in Burma, believed to have its roots near the ...
The Oriental Shorthair is a breed of domestic cat that is developed from and closely related to the Siamese cat.It maintains the modern Siamese head and body type but appears in a wide range of coat colors and patterns.