CFA Breeds

CFA Breeds

Abyssinian
American Bobtail
American Curl
American Shorthair
American Wirehair
Balinese
Birman
Bombay
British Shorthair
Burmese
Chartreux
Colorpoint Shorthair
Cornish Rex
Devon Rex
Egyptian Mau
European Burmese
Exotic
Havana Brown
Japanese Bobtail
Javanese
Korat
LaPerm
Maine Coon
Manx
Norwegian Forest Cat
Ocicat
Oriental
Persian
RagaMuffin
Ragdoll
Russian Blue
Scottish Fold
Selkirk Rex
Siamese
Siberian
Singapura
Somali
Sphynx
Tonkinese
Turkish Angora
Turkish Van

For More Information

Breed Poster

Definition of a Breed

What is a Breed Standard?

CFA Breed Standards

Structure: Normal and Abnormal

Determining Cat Color

CFA Breed Publications

CFA Rules for Registration

CFA Rules Governing New Breeds and Colors

Breed and Color Advancement Matrix

CFA Breeds

CFA recognizes 39 pedigreed breeds for showing in the Championship Class, and 1 breed as Miscellaneous.

Our breed profiles below present a brief look at each breed's history, characteristics and personality. The historical breed articles give an indepth and detailed look at the history of a breed.

For a review of all the recognized breeds, please visit our breed slideshow (will open in a popup window).

ABYSSINIAN
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2008)
     Breed Article (2001)
     Breed Council

AMERICAN BOBTAIL
Breed Profile
Breed Standard (revised 2008)

AMERICAN CURL
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2006)
     Breed Article (1996)
     Grooming Tips

AMERICAN SHORTHAIR
Breed Profile
Breed Standard (revised 2005)

AMERICAN WIREHAIR
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2007)
     Breed Article (2000)

BALINESE, including JAVANESE
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2008)
     Balinese Breed Article (1997)
     Javanese Breed Article (1994)

BIRMAN
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2002)
     Breed Article (1998)

BOMBAY
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard
     Breed Council

BRITISH SHORTHAIR
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2005)
     Breed Article (1995)
     Breed Article (2002)
     Grooming Tips
     Breed Council

BURMESE
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2003)
     Breed Article (1997)

CHARTREUX
Breed Profile
Breed Standard (revised 1999)

COLORPOINT SHORTHAIR
Breed Profile
Breed Standard (revised 2002)

CORNISH REX
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2008)
     Breed Article (1999)
     Breed Council

DEVON REX
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2006)
     Breed Article (2000)
     Grooming Tips

EGYPTIAN MAU
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2003)
     Breed Article (2002)
     Grooming Tips
     Breed Council

EUROPEAN BURMESE
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2007)
     Breed Council

EXOTIC
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2008)
     Breed Article (1996)
     Breed Council

HAVANA BROWN
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard
     Breed Article (1991)
     Breed Article (1998)
     Grooming Tips

JAPANESE BOBTAIL
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2008)
     Breed Article (1997)
     Grooming Tips
     Breed Council

JAVANESE, see BALINESE

KORAT
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2006)
     Breed Article (1998)

LAPERM
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2008)
     See note

MAINE COON
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2007)
     Breed Article (1997)
     Breed Council

MANX
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2006)
     Breed Article (1995)
     Grooming Tips
     Breed Council

NORWEGIAN FOREST CAT
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2004)
     Breed Article (1995)
     Breed Council

OCICAT
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2000)
     Breed Article (1996)
     Grooming Tips
     Breed Council

ORIENTAL
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2006)
     Grooming Tips
     Breed Council

PERSIAN (including HIMALAYAN)
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2008)
     Breed Article - Solid Color (1995)
     Breed Article - Solid Color (2002)
     Breed Article - Silver (2001)
     Breed Article - Smoke (1995)
     Breed Article - Tabby (2000)
     Breed Article - Parti-Color (1996)
     Breed Article - Bi-Color (1978)
     Breed Article - Bi-Color (1991)
     Breed Article - Bi-Color (1998)
     Breed Article - Himalayan (1999)
     Breed Council

RAGAMUFFIN (Miscellaneous)
Breed Profile
Breed Standard (revised 2008)

RAGDOLL
Breed Profile
Breed Standard (revised 2008)

RUSSIAN BLUE
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 1999)
     Breed Article (1994)
     Breed Article (2001)
     Breed Council

SCOTTISH FOLD
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2008)
     Breed Article (1999)

SELKIRK REX
Breed Profile
Breed Standard (revised 2007)

SIAMESE
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2000)
     Grooming Tips
     Breed Article (2000)
     Breed Council

SIBERIAN
Breed Profile
Breed Standard (revised 2008)

SINGAPURA
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2007)
     Breed Article (1996)
     Breed Council

SOMALI
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standards (revised 1999)
     Breed Article (2000)
     Breed Council

SPHYNX
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2007)
     Breed Council

TONKINESE
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2008)
     Grooming Tips
     Breed Article (2002)
     Breed Council

TURKISH ANGORA
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2008)
     Breed Article (1994)
     Breed Article (2001)

TURKISH VAN
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2007)
     Breed Article (2002)
     Breed Council

Note:

The LaPerm, is eligible for entry only in the Provisional Class. The RagaMuffin is eligible for entry only in the Miscellaneous Class.

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