A cat breed is an infra subspecific rank for the classification of domestic cats. A cat is considered to be of a certain cat breed if it is true breeding for the traits that define that breed. Only three percent of owned cats belong to a cat breed, and an even smaller percentage of those are suitable as show cats. A registration certificate proves that a cat belongs to a cat breed by showing the cat's pedigree back to at least four generations. The whole concept of cat breeds is a relatively new one. Two hundred years ago there was no such thing, however today there are almost a hundred cat breeds. Varieties of domestic cat can also be identified by characteristics other than breed.

Cat Breeds are categorized alphabetically

Cat Breeds

Abyssinian American Bobtail American Curl American Shorthair American Wirehair Asian Semi-longhair Australian Mist . . . Balinese Bengal Birman Bombay British Longhair British Shorthair Burmese Burmilla . . California Spangled Chantilly Tiffany Chartreux Chausie Cornish Rex Cymric . Devon Rex . . . Egyptian Mau European Shorthair Exotic . German Rex . . . Havana Brown Himalayan Cat . . Japanese Bobtail Javanese Cat . . Korat . . . LaPerm . . . Maine Coon Manx Munchkin . Nebelung Norwegian Forest Cat . . Ocicat Ojos Azules Oriental Longhair Oriental Shorthair . . . Persian Peterbald Pixie Bob . Ragamuffin Ragdoll Rex Russian Blue . . . Savannah Scottish Fold Selkirk Rex Serengeti Siamese Siberian Singapura Snowshoe Sokoke Somali Sphynx . . Tonkinese Toyger Turkish Angora Turkish Van . . . York Chocolate

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Cat Types

American Keuda Bicolor cat Domestic longhaired Domestic shorthaired Farm Cat Feral Cat Maltese Cat Minx Cat Moggy Polydactyl Cat Smoke Cat Tabby Cat Tortoiseshell Cat Ussuri