The Persian is a longhaired cat characterized by its round face and shortened muzzle. Its name refers to Persia, the former name of Iran, where similar cats are found. Recognized by the cat fancy since the late 19th century, it was developed first by the English, and then mainly by American breeders after the Second Wo...
The Chartreux is a breed of domestic cat from France and is recognised by a number of registries around the world. It is not recognised by the GCCF in the UK as it is too similar to the British Blue Shorthair. The Chartreux is large and muscular, with relatively short, fine-boned limbs, and very fast reflexes. They are...
The name 'Abyssinian' refers to Ethiopia, but most of the stories about the origins of Abyssinians refer to Egypt. Genetic research suggests the breed originated near the coast of the Indian Ocean, where colonists may have purchased animals from wild animal traders. The breed was developed in Egypt.
The br...
The Aegean cat is a naturally occurring breed of cat originating from the Cycladic Islands of Greece. Development of this breed started in the early 1990s by breeders in the fledgling Greek Cat Fancy. It is considered to be the only native Greek breed of cat.
The Aegean Cat originates from the Cycladic Islands in ...
This breed was developed by Dr Truda Straede in Australia commencing in 1976, hence its name. The breed was developed by crossing the Burmese, Abyssinian, and Domestic shorthair cats to create a shorthaired cat with a spotted coat. The name was changed from 'Spotted Mist' to 'Australian Mist' in 1998 wh...
The Asian, also known as the Malayan, is a cat breed similar to the Burmese but in a range of different coat colours and patterns. Longhaired Asians of all varieties are called Tiffanies. Asians are grouped in the foreign section at cat shows.
It is a medium-sized cat, with a muscular and compact body, which is de...
The Burmese is a breed of domesticated cats split into two subgroups: the American Burmese and the British Burmese. Most modern Burmese are descendants of one female cat called Wong Mau, which was brought from Burma to America in 1930. Most cat registries do not recognise a split between the two groups, but those that ...
The Burmilla is a breed of domestic cat which originated in the United Kingdom in 1981. It is a cross between the Chinchilla Persian and Burmese breeds. Standards were produced in 1984, and the breed gained championship status in the United Kingdom in the 1990s.
The Burmilla was originally created accidentally in ...
The British Longhair, is a medium size, long hair domestic cat breed, originating in Great Britain.
This breed are a longhair version of British Shorthair. Much like these cats, the British Longhair has a broad square head. It is known as Britannica in European countries, but this breed is not recognized in the UK...
The Cymric is a breed of domestic cat. Some cat registries consider the Cymric a long-haired variety of the Manx breed from the Isle of Man, rather than a separate breed: except for the length of fur, in all other respects the two varieties are the same, and kittens of either sort may appear in the same litter. The nam...