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Cat breeds
Cat breeds are grouped here by name, with the country or region listed when the facts provide one. Examples include the Abyssinian from Egypt, the Aegean cat from Greece and the American Shorthair from North America.
Use the list to compare each breed's recorded origin and description. Some entries identify only the animal as a cat, without an origin or further details.
Aegean cat Greece Photo: Sam Holt · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Altai Photo: Anna Haieva · CC BY 4.0 
Anatoli Photo: Zara-arush · CC BY 2.5 
Ashera Photo: Wiki.ed22 · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Asian Photo: Scotia · CC BY-SA 3.0 
Birman cat France Photo: Valerius Geng · CC BY 3.0 
Bombay United States Photo: Bombaykatze · CC BY-SA 3.0 
Brazilian Shorthair Brazil Photo: J.Jazz · CC BY-SA 3.0 
British Semi-longhair Photo: Felinology · CC BY-SA 4.0 Photo credits21 photographs on this page
- Abyssinian — Martin Bahmann · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Aegean cat — Sam Holt · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Altai — Anna Haieva · CC BY 4.0 · file page
- American Bobtail — torbakhopper · CC BY 2.0 · file page
- American burmese — Валерий Синицын · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- American Curl — Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- American Shorthair — odin_aka_zero-one · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- American Wirehair — Heikki Siltala · CC BY 3.0 · file page
- Anatoli — Zara-arush · CC BY 2.5 · file page
- Aphrodite's Giant — Aphrocats · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Arabian Mau — SolnishkoA · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Ashera — Wiki.ed22 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Asian — Scotia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Australian Mist — Regis2007 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Balinese cat — Фотограф: Анна Утехина · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Bengal cat — Lightburst · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Birman cat — Valerius Geng · CC BY 3.0 · file page
- Bombay — Bombaykatze · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Brazilian Shorthair — J.Jazz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- British Longhair — Chatterie des Millenovæ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- British Semi-longhair — Felinology · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
Photographs come from Wikimedia Commons under the licence each one names. How Animalso credits photographs.
Start with origin
Check the country or region named for the breed. The Abyssinian is linked to Egypt, the Aegean cat to Greece and Aphrodite's Giant to Cyprus.
Some entries list the United States, North America or no origin at all.
Read the description
Summaries can point out a defining feature or history. The Abyssinian entry describes a ticked tabby coat, while the American Curl entry describes ears that curl back.
Check the labels
Each entry identifies the animal as a cat. Some also use labels such as species or type, while others provide a named origin.
Compare entries directly
Look at the same fields for each name before choosing what to explore further.
This is an A-to-Z breed list, not a ranking. It has no paid places. Read each entry's recorded origin, summary and labels; any figures shown are the figures recorded in Wikidata.
Questions
How is this cat-breed list ordered?
Names are arranged A to Z. The list is not a ranking and has no paid places.
What does the Abyssinian entry say?
It identifies the Abyssinian as a cat from Egypt and describes its ticked tabby coat.
Where is the Aegean cat from?
The entry lists Greece as its origin and describes it as a naturally occurring landrace from the Cycladic Islands.
What origin is listed for the American Shorthair?
The American Shorthair entry lists North America and says it is believed to descend from European cats brought by early settlers.