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The following list of cat breeds includes only domestic cat breeds and domestic and wild hybrids. The list includes established breeds recognized by various cat registries, new and experimental breeds, landraces being established as standardized breeds, distinct domestic populations not being actively developed and lapsed (extinct) breeds. As of 2019, The International Cat Association (TICA) recognizes 73 standardized breeds,[1] the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) recognizes 45,[2] and the Fédération Internationale Féline (FIFe) recognizes 48.[3] Inconsistency in breed classification and naming among registries means that an individual animal may be considered different breeds by different registries (though not necessarily eligible for registry in them all, depending on its exact ancestry). For example, TICA's Himalayan is considered a colorpoint variety of the Persian by the CFA, while the Javanese (or Colorpoint Longhair) is a color variation of the Balinese in both the TICA and the CFA; both breeds are merged (along with the Colorpoint Shorthair) into a single "mega-breed", the Colourpoint, by the World Cat Federation (WCF), who have repurposed the name "Javanese" for the Oriental Longhair. Also, "Colo[u]rpoint Longhair" refers to different breeds in other registries. There are many examples of nomenclatural overlap and differences of this sort. Furthermore, many geographical and cultural names for cat breeds are fanciful selections made by Western breeders to be exotic sounding and bear no relationship to the actual origin of the breeds;[4] the Balinese, Javanese, and Himalayan are all examples of this trend. The domestic short-haired and domestic long-haired cat types are not breeds, but terms used (with various spellings) in the cat fancy to describe "mongrel" cats by coat length, ones that do not belong to a particular breed. Some registries permit them to be pedigreed and they have been used as foundation stock in the establishment of some breeds.[citation needed] They should not be confused with standardized breeds with similar names, such as the British Shorthair and Oriental Longhair. Contents 1 Breeds 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 4.1 General references Breeds Breed Location of origin Type Body type Coat type and length Coat pattern Image Abyssinian[5] Unspecified, but somewhere in Afro-Asia, likely Ethiopia[6] Natural Semi-foreign Short Ticked tabby Abyssinian Aegean Greece Natural Moderate Semi-long Multi-color Aegean American Bobtail[7] United States[8] Mutation Cobby Semi-long All American Bobtail American Curl[9] United States[8] Mutation Semi-foreign Semi-long All American Curl American Ringtail United States[8] Mutation Foreign Semi-long All American Shorthair United States[8] Natural Cobby Short All American Shorthair American Wirehair United States[8] Mutation Normal Rex All American Wirehair Aphrodite Giant Cyprus Natural Lean and muscular All All Aphrodite Giant Arabian Mau the Arabian Peninsula Natural Moderate and muscular Short All Arabian Mau Asian Developed in United Kingdom; foundation stock from Asia Natural Moderate Short Evenly solid Asian Asian Semi-longhair United Kingdom Crossbreed between the Burmese and long-haired cats Cobby Semi-long Evenly solid Asian Semi-longhair Australian Mist Australia Crossbreed between the Abyssinian and Burmese Moderate Short Spotted or marbled Australian Mist Balinese Developed in United States;[8] foundation stock from Thailand Mutation of the Siamese Semi-foreign Long Colorpoint Balinese Bambino United States Crossbreed between the Munchkin and Sphynx Dwarf Rex Bengal Developed in United States, but created in Asia Hybrid of the Abyssinian and Egyptian Mau × leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) Large Short Spotted, marbled, or rosetted Bengal Cat (Fia).jpg Birman Developed in France; foundation stock from Burma (Myanmar)[8] The original Birman was crossed with the Siamese and the Persian to create the Birman of today. Cobby Semi-long Mitted colorpoint Birman Bombay United States and Burma (Myanmar) Crossbreed between the Black American Shorthair and Sable Burmese Cobby Short Solid black Bombay Brazilian Shorthair Brazil Natural Normal Short All Brazilian Shorthair British Longhair United Kingdom (England)[8] Natural Cobby Semi-long All British Semi-longhair British Shorthair United Kingdom (England)[8] Natural Cobby Short All British Shorthair Burmese Burma (Myanmar)[8] Natural Semi-foreign or semi-cobby Short Solid or Tortoiseshell Burmese Burmilla United Kingdom (England)[8] Crossbreed between the Brown Tortie Burmese and the Chinchilla Persian Semi-cobby Short Solid with Shaded Silver and Silver Tipped patterns Burmilla California Spangled United States[8] Crossbreed between the Abyssinian, American Shorthair and British Shorthair Moderate Short Spotted tabby California Spangled Chantilly-Tiffany United States Natural Cobby Long Solid, classic tabby, spotted tabby and ticked tabby Chantilly-Tiffany Chartreux France[8] Natural