List of Cat Breeds
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A comprehensive list of cat breeds that provides information about all types of cats.

This list gives the country of origin and a short description of the domestic cat’s development.

Whether it's a shorthaired, longhaired or hairless cat breed that you're after, we feature all the cat breeds here.

You will not find teacup cats, largely because these cats do not exist. The dwarf cats and small cat breeds are featured here.

The hybrid breeds (wild/domestic crosses) are listed but you will need to check with your local authority to establish the law with respect to keeping these cats.

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Cat Breed	Origin	How The Breed Came About
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Napoleon Cat	USA	A dwarf cat breed. Cross between the short-legged Munchkin and the Persian Cat
Nebelung Cat	USA / Russia	Longhaired Russian Blue cat. Recreated in 1980's. Black domestic shorthair crossed with Turkish Angora. Now outcrossed to Russian Blue
Norwegian Forest Cats	Scandinavia (Norway)	Natural Breed
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Ocicat Cat	USA	Siamese-Abyssinian cross, crossed with Chocolate Point Siamese or Egyptian Mau or Oriental S/H
Oriental Shorthair Cat	FE (Thailand) ; UK	Natural Breed
P
History of Persian Cats	ME (Iran) ; UK	Natural Breed
Peterbald	Russia	Cross between the Don Sphynx and Oriental cat or with the Siamese cat
Pixie Bob Cat	USA	Shrouded in mystery - either a natural breed or a natural mating between a domestic cat and American BobCat?
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Ragdoll Cat	USA	Angora-type crossed with Birman-type cat
Russian Blue	Asia (Russia) ; Europe	Natural Breed

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Savannah Cats	USA	Hybrid - Domestic Cat and Wild Serval Cat cross
Scottish Fold Cat	UK (Scotland)	Spontaneous mutation of dominant gene resulting in folded ears
Selkirk Rex Cat	USA	Spontaneous mutation of dominant gene resulting in curly coat
Serengeti Cat	USA	Hybrid - Bengal /Oriental Shorthair Cross. 'Serval look-alike'
Siamese Cats	FE (Thailand)	Natural Breed
Siberian Cat	Asia (Siberian/Russia)	Natural Breed
Singapura Cat	FE (Singapore)	Natural Breed
Skookum Cat	USA	A Munchkin crossed with a La Perm. Visit our Dwarf Cats Page
Snowshoe Cat	USA	Siamese with white paws was crossed with an American S/H
Somali Cats	Africa ; USA	A Longhaired Abyssinian. Possibly an Abyssinian crossed with longhaired cat i.e. Persian or Angora.
Sokoke Cat	Africa (Kenya)	A domestic cat of 'wild' origin. Natural Breed.
Sphynx Cat	Mexico ; USA	Spontaneous mutation resulting in little or no hair
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Tonkinese Cats	USA / Canada	Siamese crossed with Burmese
Toyger Cat	USA	Cross between the Bengal Cat and a Domestic Shorthair. Resembles a wild Tiger
Turkish Angora	Eurasia (Turkey)	Natural Breed
Turkish Van Cats	Eurasia (Turkey)	Natural Breed
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