Cat Breeds in 2026
Choosing a cat breed can start with browsing the names and then looking more closely at the ones that interest you. This catalogue includes cat breeds and can be filtered or sorted, with entries ordered alphabetically by name from lowest to highest. It opens with Abyssinian and Aegean cat, followed by Altai and familiar names such as American Bobtail and American Curl. Use the filters and sorting options to guide your search, and compare breeds as you consider temperament, everyday care and how a cat might fit your home. The catalogue format makes it easy to browse from the first names or focus on a narrower set.
135 on record. Listed alphabetically; every figure comes from Wikidata (CC0), with the page it was read from on each entry.
| # | Breed | Origin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  AbyssinianEgypt | Egypt | View |
| 2 |  Aegean catGreece | Greece | View |
| 3 |  Altai | — | View |
| 4 |  American BobtailUnited States | United States | View |
| 5 |  American burmeseUnited States | United States | View |
| 6 |  American CurlUnited States | United States | View |
| 7 | American RingtailUnited States | United States | View |
| 8 |  American ShorthairNorth America | North America | View |
| 9 |  American WirehairUnited States | United States | View |
| 10 |  Anatoli | — | View |
| 11 | Antipodean | — | View |
| 12 |  Aphrodite's GiantCyprus | Cyprus | View |
| 13 |  Arabian MauArabian Peninsula | Arabian Peninsula | View |
| 14 |  Ashera | — | View |
| 15 |  Asian | — | View |
| 16 |  Australian MistAustralia | Australia | View |
| 17 |  Balinese catThailand | Thailand | View |
| 18 | BambinoUnited States | United States | View |
| 19 |  Bengal catUnited States | United States | View |
| 20 |  Birman catFrance | France | View |
| 21 | Bohemian Rex | — | View |
| 22 |  BombayUnited States | United States | View |
| 23 |  Brazilian ShorthairBrazil | Brazil | View |
| 24 |  British LonghairUnited Kingdom | United Kingdom | View |
| 25 |  British Semi-longhair | — | View |
Photo credits (21)
Abyssinian: Martin Bahmann, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Aegean cat: Sam Holt, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Altai: Anna Haieva, CC BY 4.0 · American Bobtail: torbakhopper from San Francisco[ dead link ], CC BY 2.0 · American burmese: Валерий Синицын, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Curl: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Shorthair: odin_aka_zero-one, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Wirehair: Heikki Siltala, CC BY 3.0 · Anatoli: Zara-arush, CC BY 2.5 · Aphrodite's Giant: Aphrocats, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Arabian Mau: SolnishkoA, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ashera: Wiki.ed22, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Asian: Scotia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Australian Mist: Regis2007, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Balinese cat: Фотограф:Анна Утехина, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bengal cat: User:Lightburst, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Birman cat: Valerius Geng, CC BY 3.0 · Bombay: Bombaykatze, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Brazilian Shorthair: J.Jazz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · British Longhair: Chatterie des Millenovæ http://www.millenovae.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 · British Semi-longhair: Felinology, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons; Animalso links each to its file page.