Flashcards in Cat Breeds Deck (22):
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Short haired
Medium sized
Ticked coat
Possible colors - ruddy, red, blue, and cream
Abyssinian
2
Short haired
Round head and eyes
Many colors common - sable, champagne, blue, platinum
Burmese
3
Short hair
Crossed with Siamese to reach new color points
Head and body identical to Siamese
Possible colors - red point, cream point, lynx point, and tortie point
Color Point Shorthair
4
Short hair
Not purebred (mixed ancestry)
Can produce kittens of same features ( coat, size, temper)
Domestic Shorthair
5
Short hair
Active
Spotted tabby pattern (like wild cat)
Fastest domestic cat
Possible colors - bronze, silver, and black smoke
Egyptian Mau
6
Short hair
Cross of Persian and Short haired breeds
Found in same variety of colors and patterns as Persians
Exotic Shorthair
7
Short hair
Vary rare
Large forward-tilted ears
Oval green eyes
Chocolate brown coat
Havana Brown
8
Short hair
Long legs and body
Brilliant green eyes
Silvery blue
Russian Blue
9
Short hair
Ears 'fold' forward
Large round eyes
Round face and body
Any color
Scottish Fold
10
One of the oldest cats
Distinctive facial shape
Blue eyes
Colored points and height colored body
Siamese
11
Long or Short hair
Medium sized
Ears 'curl' back
Any color or pattern
American Curl
12
Long or Short hair
Stocky body
Lack of long tail
Possibly completely tailless
All colors and patterns
Manx
13
Long hair
Siamese descent
Blue eyes
Solid paint colors - blue, iliac, chocolate, lynx, red, cream, tortois
Balinese
14
Long hair
Pointed with white paws
Blue eyes
Body eggshell or golden color
Birman
15
Long hair
Heavier body and dense over coat
Daily grooming and house cleaning
Any color
Domestic Longhair
16
Long hair
Large bodied
Ears well tufted
Large well tufted paws for snow
Tail as long as torso
Wide range of colors and patterns
Maine Coon
17
Exotic body type
Small ears
Large round face
Long fluffy hair
Any color pattern
Persian
18
Identical to Persian
Blue eyes
Fur of body white / cream
Points are many colors - seal, blue, iliac, cream, chocolate, red
Persian Himalayan
19
Long hair Abyssinian
Bushy tail
Possible colors - blue, fawn, red, ruddy
Somali
20
Short hair
Soft, wavy, curly
Bat - like ears
Round eyes
Many colors and patterns
Corish Rex
21
Short curly hair
Large pointed ears
Because of genetic mutation
Elfin look
Wide variety of colors and patterns
Devon Rex
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