Types of cats and variations

Cats have lived with humans through various eras and cultures, but only a few hundred years were selected and mated with the goal of producing a particular breed with clear and defined genetics.

Compared to dogs that have evolved over time, with a variety of breeds, sizes, shapes, and characters, the breed variation is narrower. Unlike dogs, the variations in size and conformation of different breeds is not very different from the cat.

What is a pedigree? Pedigree simply means lineage. Pedigree cats (pedigree cat) is a cat whose genealogy is known to previous generations. This pedigree must be a written record (certified).

Pure Persian cats can be mated with a pure Siamese cat. Although the genealogy of both cats is clear, the resulting child cannot be expressed as a new breed (Persian / Siamese) so that the resulting child will have characteristics that are clear and consistent.

Purebred cats Depending on the hair, the purebred cat can be divided into three groups, namely the long hair (long hair), the short hair (short hair) and the hair is (semi long hair). Here is a list of breeds that are classified according to the length of the cats’ hair:

Long hair:

– Persia

Semi long hair:

– Burmese
– Turkish van
– Turkish Angora
– Somali
– Maine Coon
– Norwegian Forest
– Balinese
– Javanese
– Rag doll
– Tiffanie
– Tiffany
– Cymric

Short hair:

– Exotic short hair
– British shorthair
– American Shorthair
– European shorthair
– Chartreux
– Oriental short hair
– Siamese
– snow rackets
– Seychelles
– Abyssinian
– Russian blue
– Korat
– Burmese
– Asian group
– Burmilla
– Bombay
– Bengal
– Tonkinese
– Egyptian Mau
– Singapura
– Ocicat
– Japanese Bobtail
– Isle of Man
– Cornish Rex
– Devon Rex
– Selkirk Rex
– American curl
– Scottish Fold
– American Wirehair
– Sphinx

Here are some cats that formed breeds due to genetic mutations:

– American Bobtail
– American curl
– American Wirehair
– Cornish Rex
– Cymric
– Devon Rex
– German Rex
– Japanese Bobtail
– Kurilian Bobtail
– LaPerm
– Isle of Man
– Munchkin
– Blue eyes
– Peterbald
– Pixie
-Beto
– Selkirk Rex
– Scottish Fold
– Sphinx

Purebred cat obtained by breeding with wild cats:

– Alpine lynx
– Bengal
– Chausie
– Desert Lynx
– Highland Lynx
– Jaguarundi Curl
– Savannah
– Serengeti
– Toyger