Overview of all cat breeds

The database of our Cat Scanner app provides useful and interesting information about 158 individual cat breeds. You can even use the app to automatically determine the breed of your cat. We're supporting all official FIFe breeds as well as some more.

Abyssinian Cat

The Abyssinian is a breed of domestic short-haired cat with a distinctive "ticked" tabby coat, in which individual hairs are banded with different colors.

Aegean Cat

Aegean cats (Greek: γάτα του Αιγαίου gáta tou Aigaíou) are a naturally occurring landrace of domestic cat originating from the Cycladic Islands of Greece.

African Golden Cat

The African golden cat (Caracal aurata) is a wild cat endemic to the rainforests of West and Central Africa.

African Wildcat

The African wildcat (Felis lybica) is a small wildcat species native to Africa, West and Central Asia up to Rajasthan in India and Xinjiang in China.

American Bobtail Longhair

The American Bobtail is an uncommon breed of domestic cat which was developed in the late 1960s.

American Bobtail Shorthair

The American Bobtail is an uncommon breed of domestic cat which was developed in the late 1960s.

American Curl Longhair

The American Curl is a breed of cat characterized by its unusual ears, which curl back from the face toward the center of the back of the skull.

American Curl Shorthair

The American Curl is a breed of cat characterized by its unusual ears, which curl back from the face toward the center of the back of the skull.

American Shorthair

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.

American Wirehair

The American Wirehair is a breed of domestic cat originating in upstate New York.

Anatoli

The Anatoli, also called Anatolian Shorthair or Turkish Shorthair, is a cat breed of Turkish origin.

Andean Mountain Cat

The Andean mountain cat (Leopardus jacobita) is a small wild cat native to the high Andes that has been listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List because fewer than 2,500 individuals are thought to exist in the wild.

Arabian Mau

The Arabian Mau is a formal breed of domestic cat, originated from the desert cat, a short-haired landrace native to the desert of the Arabian Peninsula.

Asian Cat

The Asian, also known as the Malayan, is a cat breed similar to the Burmese but in a range of different coat colours and patterns.

Asian Golden Cat

The Asian golden cat (Catopuma temminckii) is a medium-sized wild cat native to the northeastern Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and southern China.

Asian Semi-Longhair

The Asian Semi-Longhair is a cat breed similar to the Asian Shorthair except it has semi-long fur.

Australian Mist

The Australian Mist (formerly known as the Spotted Mist) is a breed of cat developed in Australia.

Balinese Cat

The Balinese is a long-haired breed of domestic cat with Siamese-style point coloration and sapphire-blue eyes.

Bambino Cat

The Bambino is a breed of cat that was created as a cross between the Sphynx and the Munchkin breeds.

Bay Cat

The bay cat (Catopuma badia), also known as Borneo bay cat and Bornean bay cat, is a small wild cat endemic to the island of Borneo that appears to be relatively rare compared to sympatric wild cats, based on the paucity of historical, as well as recent records.

Bengal Cat

The Bengal cat is a domesticated cat breed created from hybrids of domestic cats, especially the spotted Egyptian Mau, with the Asian leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis).

Birman

The Birman, also called the "Sacred Cat of Burma", is a domestic cat breed.

Black Panther

A black panther is the melanistic colour variant found in members of the genus Panthera, particularly of the leopard (P.pardus) in Asia and Africa, and the jaguar (P.onca) in the Americas.

Black-Footed Cat

The black-footed cat (Felis nigripes), also called the small-spotted cat, is the smallest wild cat in Africa, having a head-and-body length of 35–52 cm (14–20 in).

Bobcat

The bobcat (Lynx rufus), also known as the red lynx, is a medium-sized cat native to North America from southern Canada, most of the contiguous United States to Oaxaca in Mexico.

Bohemian Rex

The Bohemian Rex is similar to the Devon Rex, but it has curly long hair.

Bombay Cat

The Bombay cat is a type of short-haired cat developed by breeding sable Burmese and black American Shorthair cats, to produce a cat of mostly Burmese type, but with a sleek, panther-like black coat.

Brazilian Shorthair

The Brazilian Shorthair is a breed of cat.

British Longhair

The British Longhair is a medium-sized, semi-long-haired breed of domestic cat, originating in Great Britain.

British Shorthair

The British Shorthair is the pedigreed version of the traditional British domestic cat, with a distinctively stocky body, dense coat, and broad face.

Burmese Cat

The Burmese cat (Burmese: ဗမာကြောင်, 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 Thai-Burma border and developed in the United States and Britain.

Burmilla

The Burmilla is a breed of domestic cat which originated in the United Kingdom in 1981.

Calico Cat

A calico cat is a domestic cat of any breed with a tri-color coat.

California Spangled

The California Spangled is a breed of domestic cat that was bred to resemble spotted wild cats, like the ocelot and leopard.

Canada Lynx

The Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) is a medium-sized North American wildcat that ranges across Alaska, Canada and many of the contiguous United States.

Caracal

The caracal (Caracal caracal) is a medium-sized wild cat native to Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and India.

Ceylon Cat

The Ceylon Cat is a short-haired pedigree cat, that comes from Sri Lanka (formerly: Ceylon) and is still relatively unknown.

Chantilly-Tiffany

The Chantilly-Tiffany or Chantilly/Tiffany, also known as the Chantilly or the Foreign Longhair, is a breed of domestic cat which originated in North America.

Chartreux

The Chartreux is a rare breed of cat from France, and is recognised by a number of registries around the world.

Chausie

The Chausie () is a domestic breed of cat that was developed by breeding a few individuals from the non-domestic species jungle cat (Felis chaus) to a far greater number of domestic cats (Felis silvestris catus).

Cheetah

The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is a large cat native to Africa and central Iran.

Chinese Mountain Cat

The Chinese mountain cat (Felis bieti), also known as Chinese desert cat and Chinese steppe cat, is a small wild cat endemic to western China that has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 2002, as the effective population size may be fewer than 10,000 mature breeding individuals.It was provisionally classified as a wildcat subspecies with the name F.

Clouded Leopard

The clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) is a medium-sized wild cat occurring from the Himalayan foothills through mainland Southeast Asia into southern China.

Cornish Rex

A Cornish Rex is a breed of domestic cat.

Cougar

The cougar (Puma concolor) is a large cat of the subfamily Felinae.

Cymric Cat

The Cymric ( KIM-rik, KUM-) is a breed of domestic cat.

Cyprus Cat

Cyprus cats, also known as Cypriot cats, Saint Helen cats, and Saint Nicholas cats, are a landrace of domestic cat found across the island of Cyprus.

Devon Rex

The Devon Rex is a breed of intelligent, tall-eared, short-haired cat that emerged in England during the late 1950s.

Domestic Long-Haired Cat

A domestic long-haired cat is a cat of mixed ancestry – thus not belonging to any particular recognised cat breed – possessing a coat of semi-long to long fur.

Domestic Short-Haired Cat

A domestic short-haired cat is a cat of mixed ancestry—thus not belonging to any particular recognised cat breed—possessing a coat of short fur.

Donskoy Cat

The Donskoy cat, also known as Don Sphynx or Russian Hairless, is a hairless cat breed of Russian origin.

Dragon Li

The Dragon Li is a recently established Chinese breed of domestic cat (also called Chinese Li Hua or China Li Hua as a standardized breed, depending on breed registry).

Egyptian Mau

Egyptian Maus are a small- to medium-sized short-haired cat breed.

Eurasian Lynx

The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is a medium-sized wild cat occurring from Northern, Central and Eastern Europe to Central Asia and Siberia, the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas.

European Shorthair

The European Shorthair, called the European in FIFe and WCF is a cat breed originating in Sweden.

European Wildcat

The European wildcat (Felis silvestris) is a small wildcat species native to continental Europe, Scotland, Turkey and the Caucasus.

Exotic Longhair

An Exotic Longhair is the offspring of an Exotic Shorthair, but with long hair.

Exotic Shorthair

The Exotic Shorthair is a breed of cat developed as a short-haired version of the Persian.

Fishing Cat

The fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) is a medium-sized wild cat of South and Southeast Asia.

Flat-Headed Cat

The flat-headed cat (Prionailurus planiceps) is a small wild cat native to the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and Sumatra.

Foldex

The Foldex cat, also known as the Exotic Fold, is a rare breed of cat developed in the Canadian province of Quebec.

Geoffroy's Cat

Geoffroy's cat (Leopardus geoffroyi) is a small wild cat native to the southern and central regions of South America.

German Longhair

The German Longhair Cat (also German Longhair) is a cat breed that was created at the beginning of the 20th century and almost forgotten after the Second World War.

German Rex

The German Rex is a breed of domestic cat.

Havana Brown

The Havana Brown was the result of a planned breeding between Siamese and domestic black cats, by a group of cat fanciers in England, in the 1950s.

Highlander Cat

The Highlander (also known as the Highlander Shorthair, and originally as the Highland Lynx), is an experimental breed of cat.

Himalayan Cat

The Himalayan (a.k.a.Himalayan Persian, or Colourpoint Persian as it is commonly referred to in Europe), is a breed or sub-breed of long-haired cat similar in type to the Persian, with the exception of its blue eyes and its point colouration, which were derived from crossing the Persian with the Siamese.

Iberian Lynx

The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is a wild cat species endemic to the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe.

Jaguar

The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a large felid species and the only extant member of the genus Panthera native to the Americas.

Jaguarundi

The jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi; ) is a small wild cat native to the Americas.

Japanese Bobtail Longhair

The Japanese Bobtail is a breed of domestic cat with an unusual bobtail more closely resembling the tail of a rabbit than that of other cats.

Japanese Bobtail Shorthair

The Japanese Bobtail is a breed of domestic cat with an unusual bobtail more closely resembling the tail of a rabbit than that of other cats.

Javanese Cat Longhair

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.

Jungle Cat

The jungle cat (Felis chaus), also called reed cat and swamp cat, is a medium-sized cat native to the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia and southern China.

Kanaani

The Kanaani cat is a relatively new cat breed.

Karelian Bobtail Longhair

The Karelian Bobtail is a breed of cat that originated in the Lake Ladoga region of the Republic of Karelia, Russia.

Kartäuser cat

Since the 18th century, the name 'Kartäuser cat' (formerly also Karthäuser cat) was used for gray-blue long-haired cats, which were assigned to the historical long-haired Angora cats.

Khao Manee

The Khao Manee cat (Thai: ขาวมณี, RTGS: Khao Mani, lit. "white gem"), or Khao Plort (Thai: ขาวปลอด, lit. "complete white"), also known as the Diamond Eye cat, is a rare breed of cat originating in Thailand, which has an ancient ancestry tracing back hundreds of years.

Kodkod

The kodkod (Leopardus guigna) (Spanish pronunciation: [koðˈkoð]), also called güiña, is the smallest cat in the Americas.

Korat

The Korat cat (Thai: โคราช, มาเลศ, สีสวาด, RTGS: Khorat, Malet, Si sawat) is a silver-tipped blue-grey, short-haired breed of domestic cat with a small to medium build and a low percentage of body fat.

Korn Ja

Korn ja is a native cat breed originating from Thailand.

Kurilian Bobtail Longhair

The Kurilian Bobtail is a cat breed (or breed group, depending on registry) originating from the Kuril Islands, as well as Sakhalin Island and the Kamchatka peninsula of Russia.

Kurilian Bobtail Shorthair

The Kurilian Bobtail is a cat breed (or breed group, depending on registry) originating from the Kuril Islands, as well as Sakhalin Island and the Kamchatka peninsula of Russia.

LaPerm Longhair

The LaPerm is a breed of cat.

LaPerm Shorthair

The LaPerm is a breed of cat.

Leopard

The leopard (Panthera pardus) is one of the five extant species in the genus Panthera, a member of the Felidae.

Leopard Cat

The leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) is a small wild cat native to continental South, Southeast, and East Asia.

Lion

The lion (Panthera leo) is a species in the family Felidae and a member of the genus Panthera.

Lykoi

The Lykoi is a natural mutation from a domestic shorthair that looks like the popular idea of a werewolf.

Maine Coon

The Maine Coon is the largest domesticated cat breed.

Maltese Cat

A Maltese (Italian: [malˈteːze]) is any cat whose fur is either completely, or primarily, gray or blue and is of indeterminate breed.

Manx Cat

The Manx cat (, in earlier times often spelled Manks) is a breed of domestic cat (Felis catus) originating on the Isle of Man, with a naturally occurring mutation that shortens the tail.

Marbled Cat

The marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata) is a small wild cat native from the eastern Himalayas to Southeast Asia, where it inhabits forests up to 2,500 m (8,200 ft) altitude.

Margay

The margay (Leopardus wiedii) is a small wild cat native to Central and South America.

Mekong Bobtail

The Mekong Bobtail (formerly known as the Thai Bobtail) is a breed of cat.

Minskin

The Minskin is a breed of cat derived from intentional hybrid cross-breedings between the Munchkin and Burmese with the addition of Sphynx and Devon Rex which all lent to their development.

Minuet Cat

The Napoleon cat (also known as the Minuet) is a recent breed, categorized by The International Cat Association (TICA) as a domestic hybrid breed, "a breed developed from a deliberate cross between two existing domestic breeds, incorporating characteristics of both parental breeds into the new breed." The two breeds from which make this cat are the Munchkin and the Persian.

Munchkin Longhair

The Munchkin cat or Sausage cat is a newer breed of cat characterized by its very short legs, which are caused by a genetic mutation.

Munchkin Shorthair

The Munchkin cat or Sausage cat is a newer breed of cat characterized by its very short legs, which are caused by a genetic mutation.

Nebelung

The Nebelung is a rare pedigree breed of domestic cat.

Neva Masquarade

The Neva Masquarade (also Neva Masquerade) is the point variant of the Siberian cat.

Norwegian Forest Cat

The Norwegian Forest cat (Norwegian: Norsk skogkatt or Norsk skaukatt) is a breed of domestic cat originating in Northern Europe.

Ocelot

The ocelot (; Leopardus pardalis) is a wild cat native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central and South America.

Ocicat

The Ocicat is an all-domestic breed of cat which resembles a wild cat but has no wild DNA in its gene pool.

Ojos Azules Longhair

Ojos Azules (Spanish: [ˈoxos aˈθules], "Blue Eyes") is a breed of domestic cat.

Ojos Azules Shorthair

Ojos Azules (Spanish: [ˈoxos aˈθules], "Blue Eyes") is a breed of domestic cat.

Oncilla

The oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus), also known as the northern tiger cat, little spotted cat, and tigrillo, is a small spotted cat ranging from Central America to central Brazil.

Oregon Rex

The Oregon Rex was one of several breeds of domestic cat with the rex coat variation, which in the mid-20th-century occurred from spontaneous genetic mutation.

Oriental Shorthair

The Oriental Shorthair is a breed of domestic cat that is developed from and closely related to the Siamese cat.

Pallas's Cat

Pallas's cat (Otocolobus manul), also called the manul, is a small wild cat with a broad, but fragmented distribution in the grasslands and montane steppes of Central Asia.

Pampas Cat

The Pampas cat (Leopardus colocola) is a small wild cat native to South America.

Persian Cat

The Persian cat is a long-haired breed of cat characterized by its round face and short muzzle.

Peterbald

The Peterbald is a cat breed of Russian origin.

Pixie-Bob Longhair

The Pixie-bob is a breed of domestic cat claimed to be the progeny of naturally occurring bobcat hybrids.

Pixie-Bob Shorthair

The Pixie-bob is a breed of domestic cat claimed to be the progeny of naturally occurring bobcat hybrids.

Polydactyl Cat

A polydactyl cat is a cat with a congenital physical anomaly called polydactyly (or polydactylism, also known as hyperdactyly), which causes the cat to be born with more than the usual number of toes on one or more of its paws.

Ragamuffin Cat

The Ragamuffin is a breed of domestic cat.

Ragdoll

The Ragdoll is a cat breed with a color point coat and blue eyes.

Russian Blue

The Russian Blue is a cat breed that comes in colors varying from a light shimmering silver to a darker, slate grey.

Rusty-Spotted Cat

The rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) is one of the cat family's smallest members, of which historical records are known only from India and Sri Lanka.

Safari

The Safari is a cat-hybrid, which results from the crossing of the small spotted cat (salt cat, rarely also called Geoffroy cat, Leopardus geoffroyi or Oncifelis geoffroyi) with the domestic cat.

Sam Sawet

Sam sawet ( Thai : แซม เศวต ) is a natural cat breed that originated in Thailand.This breed is not yet recognized by international cat registrants.

Sand Cat

The sand cat (Felis margarita), also known as the sand dune cat, is a small wild cat living in sandy and stony deserts far from water sources.

Savannah Cat

The Savannah is a hybrid cat breed.

Scottish Fold Longhair

The Scottish Fold is a breed of domestic cat with a natural dominant-gene mutation that affects cartilage throughout the body, causing the ears to "fold", bending forward and down towards the front of the head, which gives the cat what is often described as an "owl-like" appearance.Originally called lop-eared or lops after the lop-eared rabbit, Scottish Fold became the breed's name in 1966.

Scottish Fold Shorthair

The Scottish Fold is a breed of domestic cat with a natural dominant-gene mutation that affects cartilage throughout the body, causing the ears to "fold", bending forward and down towards the front of the head, which gives the cat what is often described as an "owl-like" appearance.Originally called lop-eared or lops after the lop-eared rabbit, Scottish Fold became the breed's name in 1966.

Selkirk Rex Longhair

The Selkirk Rex is a breed of cat with highly curled hair.

Selkirk Rex Shorthair

The Selkirk Rex is a breed of cat with highly curled hair.

Serengeti Cat

The Serengeti is a breed of domestic cat, first developed by crossing a Bengal (domestic and wild hybrid) and an Oriental Shorthair.

Serrade Petit

Serrade petit is a natural cat breed that originated in France.

Serval

The serval (Leptailurus serval) is a wild cat native to Africa.

Seychellois Longhair

Brindle oriental cats are recognized as a breeding breed since 2004.

Seychellois Shorthair

The Seychellois also known as Seychellois Shorthair or Seychelles cat is a medium sized shorthair pedigree cat, which is only fully recognized by the Fédération Internationale Féline and Governing Council of the Cat Fancy.

Siamese Cat

The Siamese cat is one of the first distinctly recognized breeds of Asian cat.

Siberian Cat

The Siberian is a centuries-old landrace (natural variety) of domestic cat in Russia and recently developed as a formal breed with standards promulgated the world over since the late 1980s.Siberians vary from medium to medium-large in size.

Singapura Cat

The Singapura is the smallest pedigree cat.

Snow Leopard

The snow leopard (Panthera uncia), also known as the ounce, is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

Snowshoe Cat

The Snowshoe is a breed of cat originating in the United States of America in the 1960s.

Snowshoe Cat Longhair

The Snowshoe is a breed of cat originating in the United States of America in the 1960s.

Sokoke

The Sokoke (or Sokoke Forest Cat in long form, and formerly the African Shorthair) is natural breed of domestic cat, developed and standardised, beginning in the late 1970s, from the feral khadzonzo landrace of eastern, coastal Kenya.

Somali Cat

The Somali cat is often described as a long-haired African cat; a product of a recessive gene in Abyssinian cats, though how the gene was introduced into the Abyssinian gene pool is unknown.

Sphynx Cat

The Sphynx cat is a breed of cat known for its lack of coat (fur).

Sunda Clouded Leopard

The Sunda clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi) is a medium-sized wild cat native to Borneo and Sumatra.

Suphalak

The Suphalak (Thai: แมวศุภลักษณ์, แมวทองแดง, RTGS: Maeo Suphalak, Maeo Thong Daeng) is a solid reddish-brown copper colored short-haired breed of cat originating in Thailand.

Tabby Cat

A tabby is any domestic cat (Felis catus) with a distinctive 'M' shaped marking on its forehead, stripes by its eyes and across its cheeks, along its back, and around its legs and tail, and (differing by tabby type), characteristic striped, dotted, lined, flecked, banded or swirled patterns on the body—neck, shoulders, sides, flanks, chest and abdomen. "Tabby" is not a breed of cat but a coat type seen in almost all genetic lines of domestic cats, regardless of status.

Thai Cat

The Thai or Wichien Maat (Thai: วิเชียรมาศ, [wí.tɕʰīan.mâːt] (listen), RTGS: wichianmat, meaning 'diamond gold') is a newly renamed but old cat breed, related to but distinct from the Western, modern-style Siamese cat.

Tibetan

Tibetan cats are a very young breed.

Tiger

The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest extant cat species and a member of the genus Panthera.

Tonkinese Cat

Tonkinese are a domestic cat breed produced by crossbreeding between the Siamese and Burmese.

Tortoiseshell Cat

Tortoiseshell is a cat coat coloring named for its similarity to tortoiseshell material.

Toyger

The toyger is a breed of domestic cat, the result of breeding domestic shorthaired tabbies (beginning in the 1980s) to make them resemble a "toy tiger", as its striped coat is reminiscent of the tiger's.

Turkish Angora

The Turkish Angora (Turkish: Ankara kedisi, 'Ankara cat') is a breed of domestic cat.

Turkish Van

The Turkish Van is a semi-long-haired breed of domestic cat, which was developed in the United Kingdom from a selection of cats obtained from various cities of modern Turkey, especially Southeast Turkey.

Tuxedo

A tuxedo cat, or Felix cat in the United Kingdom, is a bicolor cat with a white and black coat.

Ukrainian Levkoy

The Ukrainian Levkoy (Ukrainian: Український левкой) is a cat breed of distinct appearance, having inward-folding ears and little to no hair.

Ural Rex

Ural Rex is a natural domestic cat breed from Russia, which is recognized by the World Cat Federation since 2006.

Ural Rex Longhair

Ural Rex is a natural domestic cat breed from Russia, which is recognized by the World Cat Federation since 2006.

York Chocolate

The York Chocolate (or simply York) was an uncommon American breed of show cat, with a long, fluffy coat and a tapered tail and most of them were mostly or entirely chocolate-brown or the dilute form of brown, known as lavender.