Short Haired Cats
50 breeds.
Siamese
One of the oldest recognized breeds, originating in Siam (Thailand) where they w...
British Shorthair
The oldest English cat breed, descended from Roman street cats. Their round face...
Bengal
Created by crossing Asian Leopard Cats with domestic cats. Their wild-looking ro...
Abyssinian
One of the oldest known breeds, resembling cats depicted in ancient Egyptian art...
Scottish Fold
Named for their distinctive folded ears, caused by a genetic mutation affecting ...
Russian Blue
Believed to have originated in the port of Arkhangelsk, Russia. Their plush doub...
Savannah
A hybrid cross between a serval (wild African cat) and a domestic cat. First pro...
American Shorthair
Descended from European cats brought by early settlers to hunt rats on ships. Th...
Exotic Shorthair
Essentially a short-haired Persian, created by crossing Persians with American S...
Oriental Shorthair
Developed from Siamese cats by breeders who wanted the Siamese personality in mo...
Chartreux
An ancient French breed, possibly brought to Europe by Crusaders. Their woolly b...
Burmese
Developed from a single brown cat named Wong Mau brought to San Francisco in 193...
Manx
Famous for being tailless, caused by a natural genetic mutation on the Isle of M...
Tonkinese
A cross between Siamese and Burmese, combining the best of both. Their eye color...
Egyptian Mau
One of the few naturally spotted domestic cat breeds. Mau means cat in Egyptian....
Korat
Named after the Korat province in Thailand. Considered a symbol of good fortune ...
Burmilla
Created accidentally in 1981 when a Chinchilla Persian male mated with a Lilac B...
Colorpoint Shorthair
Developed by crossing Siamese with red tabby American Shorthairs and Abyssinians...
Ocicat
Named for a resemblance to the ocelot, yet developed entirely from Siamese, Abys...
Singapura
The smallest domestic cat breed, with females sometimes under 2 kg. Known in Sin...
Mekong Bobtail
A pointed breed with a naturally short kinked tail, named for the Mekong River r...
Khao Manee
A pure white Thai breed treasured for centuries and described in the ancient Tam...
Toyger
Designed to look like a tiny tiger, developed from Bengal and domestic shorthair...
Serengeti
Created by crossing Oriental Shorthairs with Bengals to mimic the look of the se...
Chausie
A hybrid breed developed from the jungle cat Felis chaus, which appears in ancie...
Asian
A British breed group with the Burmese body type in coat colors beyond the four ...
Australian Mist
The first pedigree breed developed in Australia, from Burmese, Abyssinian, and d...
Bombay
Bred to resemble a miniature black panther, created in the 1950s from Burmese an...
Pixie-bob
Bred to resemble the North American bobcat, with a naturally short tail, heavy b...
Snowshoe
A Siamese-type cat with white paws and an inverted V face marking, first produce...
Havana Brown
A rich mahogany brown cat developed in postwar Britain from Siamese and black sh...
European Shorthair
The standardized descendant of common European house cats, with the modern breed...
Ojos Azules
A rare breed named with Spanish words for blue eyes, prized for intense blue eye...
Kinkalow
A dwarf breed from crossing Munchkins with American Curls, pairing short legs wi...
Highlander
Developed as the Highland Lynx with curled ears and a natural bobtail, though no...
Toybob
One of the smallest breeds, a natural mutation found in Russia in the 1980s with...
Sokoke
A rare natural breed from the Sokoke Forest region of coastal Kenya, where it li...
Arabian Mau
A natural desert landrace adapted to the harsh Arabian climate, formally recogni...
Thai
The old-style Siamese, preserving the rounder head and moderate body of early im...
Dragon Li
A Chinese landrace from the mousing cats of Beijing and the surrounding countrys...
Brazilian Shorthair
The first internationally recognized Brazilian cat breed, developed from street ...
Suphalak
An ancient solid chocolate-brown Thai breed described alongside the Korat in the...
Ussuri
A rare natural landrace from the Amur-Ussuri region of the Russian Far East, sha...
Kanaani
A young breed created in Israel and standardized in Germany, blending local Midd...
Genetta
A dwarf designer breed bred to mimic the African genet, with a spotted and marbl...
Cheetoh
A large spotted breed from crossing Bengal with Ocicat, aiming for a cheetah loo...
Lykoi
The so-called werewolf cat, with a partially hairless black roan coat and patchy...
Safari
A hybrid from domestic cats crossed with Geoffroy cats of South America, first b...
Scottish Straight
Scottish Fold litters include kittens whose ears never fold, registered as Scott...
California Spangled
Developed in the 1980s by screenwriter Paul Casey to look like a miniature leopa...