456 species documented
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CatsAbyssinian
14–17 years
3–5 kg (6.5–11 lbs)
Ethiopia (formerly Abyssinia) or Southeast Asia — debated
activeintelligentcurious+3
CatsAegean
9–12 years
3–5 kg (6.5–11 lbs)
Greece (Cyclades Islands, natural breed)
activesociableintelligent+3
CatsAmerican Bobtail
13–15 years
3–7 kg (7–16 lbs)
USA (natural bobtail mutation, 1960s)
playfulintelligentdog-like+3
CatsAmerican Curl
12–16 years
3–5 kg (6.5–11 lbs)
Lakewood, California, USA (natural mutation 1981)
sociableadaptablegentle+3
CatsAmerican Shorthair
15–20 years
3.5–7 kg (8–15 lbs)
United States (descended from European cats brought by settlers)
adaptableeasy-goingsociable+3
CatsAmerican Wirehair
14–18 years
3.5–7 kg (8–15 lbs)
Verona, New York, USA (natural mutation, 1966)
adaptablegentleplayful+3
CatsAsian Semi-Longhair
12–15 years
3.5–7 kg (8–15 lbs)
UK (Burmese × Chinchilla Persian, 1981 — same accidental cross as Burmilla)
playfulaffectionatesociable+3
CatsAustralian Mist
14–19 years
3–6 kg (6.5–13 lbs)
Australia (Burmese × Abyssinian × Australian domestic shorthair, 1976)
gentleaffectionatetolerant+3
CatsBalinese
12–20 years
2.5–5 kg (5.5–11 lbs)
USA (natural Siamese mutation)
vocalaffectionateplayful+3
CatsBambino
12–15 years
2.5–4 kg (5.5–9 lbs)
USA (Sphynx × Munchkin)
playfulsociableaffectionate+3
CatsBengal
12–16 years
3.5–7 kg (8–15 lbs)
USA (hybrid of Asian Leopard Cat × domestic cat)
activeintelligentathletic+3
CatsBirman
12–16 years
3.5–7 kg (8–15 lbs)
Burma (Myanmar) or France — disputed
gentleaffectionatequiet+3
CatsBombay
15–20 years
3.5–5 kg (8–11 lbs)
Louisville, Kentucky, USA (Burmese × American Shorthair)
affectionateplayfulsociable+3
CatsBritish Longhair
12–16 years
4–8 kg (9–18 lbs)
UK (British Shorthair × Persian outcrosses)
calmeasy-goingdignified+3
CatsBritish Shorthair
14–20 years
4–8 kg (9–18 lbs)
United Kingdom
calmeasy-goingdignified+3
CatsBurmese
16–18 years
3.5–5 kg (8–11 lbs)
Burma (Myanmar) / USA (modern breed)
affectionateplayfuldog-like+3
CatsBurmilla
10–15 years
3–6 kg (6.5–13 lbs)
UK (accidental Burmese × Chinchilla Persian cross, 1981)
playfulgentlesociable+3
CatsCalifornia Spangled
9–16 years
3.5–7 kg (8–15 lbs)
USA (deliberate multi-breed programme, 1970s)
activecurioussociable+3
CatsChantilly-Tiffany
12–16 years
3–5.5 kg (6.5–12 lbs)
USA (1960s) / Canada (revived 1980s)
gentleaffectionatesociable+3
CatsChartreux
12–15 years
3–7 kg (6.5–15 lbs)
France
quietgentleobservant+3
CatsChausie
12–20 years
6–10 kg (14–22 lbs)
USA (hybrid of Jungle Cat × domestic cat)
activeathleticloyal+3
CatsChinchilla Persian
12–15 years
3–5.5 kg (7–12 lbs)
UK (developed from early Persian stock)
calmgentlequiet+3
CatsColorpoint Shorthair
12–16 years
3–5 kg (6.5–11 lbs)
USA (Siamese × red domestic shorthair, 1940s–50s)
vocalaffectionatedemanding+3
CatsCornish Rex
11–15 years
2.5–4.5 kg (5.5–10 lbs)
Cornwall, England
activeplayfulsociable+3
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