CFA Breeds

CFA recognizes 40 pedigreed breeds for showing in the Championship Class, and 2 breed as Miscellaneous. Our breed profiles below present a brief look at each breed's history, characteristics and personality. The historical breed articles give an indepth and detailed look at the history of a breed.

ABYSSINIAN      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2008)      Breed Article (2001)      Breed Council   AMERICAN BOBTAIL      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2008)     AMERICAN CURL       Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2006)      Breed Article (1996)      Grooming Tips   AMERICAN SHORTHAIR      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2011)   AMERICAN WIREHAIR      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2011)      Breed Article (2000)      Breed Council   BALINESE      Balinese Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2010)      Balinese Breed Article (1997)   BALINESE-JAVANESE division      Balinese-Javanese Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2010)      Javanese Breed Article (1994)   BIRMAN      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2010)      Breed Article (1998)   BOMBAY      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 1997)      Breed Council   BRITISH SHORTHAIR      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2010)      Breed Article (1995)      Breed Article (2002)      Breed Council   BURMESE      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2010)      Breed Article (1997)   BURMILLA (Miscellaneous)      Breed Standard (2011) CHARTREUX      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 1999)   CHINESE LI HUA (Miscellaneous)      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (2010)   COLORPOINT SHORTHAIR      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2002)      Breed Article (1992)   CORNISH REX      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2011)      Breed Article (1999)      Breed Council   DEVON REX      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2006)      Breed Article (2000)     EGYPTIAN MAU      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2009)      Breed Article (2002)      Breed Council   EUROPEAN BURMESE      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2010)      Breed Council   EXOTIC      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2011)      Breed Article (1996)      Breed Council   HAVANA BROWN      Breed Profile      Breed Standard      Breed Article (1991)      Breed Article (1998)      Breed Council   JAPANESE BOBTAIL      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2008)      Breed Article (1997)      Breed Council   JAVANESE, see BALINESE-JAVANESE   KORAT       Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2006)      Breed Article (1998)

LAPERM      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2009)   MAINE COON      Breed Profile       Breed Standard (revised 2009)      Breed Article (1997)      Breed Council   MANX       Breed Profile       Breed Standard (revised 2006)      Breed Article (1995)      Breed Council   NORWEGIAN FOREST CAT      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2004)      Breed Article (1995)      Breed Council   OCICAT      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2011)      Breed Article (1996)      Breed Council   ORIENTAL      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2011)      Breed Council   PERSIAN (including HIMALAYAN)      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2010)      Breed Article - Solid Color (1995)      Breed Article - Solid Color (2002)      Breed Article - Silver (2001)      Breed Article - Smoke (1995)      Breed Article - Tabby (2000)      Breed Article - Parti-Color (1996)      Breed Article - Bi-Color (1978)      Breed Article - Bi-Color (1991)      Breed Article - Bi-Color (1998)      Breed Article - Himalayan (1999)      Breed Council   RAGAMUFFIN      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2011)   RAGDOLL      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2009)   RUSSIAN BLUE      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 1999)      Breed Article (1994)      Breed Article (2001)      Breed Council   SCOTTISH FOLD      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2011)      Breed Article (1999)   SELKIRK REX      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2011)   SIAMESE      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2000)      Breed Article (2000)      Breed Council   SIBERIAN      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2011)   SINGAPURA      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2007)      Breed Article (1996)      Breed Council   SOMALI      Breed Profile      Breed Standards (revised 1999)      Breed Article (2000)      Breed Council   SPHYNX      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2007)      Breed Council   TONKINESE      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2008)      Breed Article (2002)      Breed Council   TURKISH ANGORA      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2008)      Breed Article (1994)      Breed Article (2001)      Breed Council   TURKISH VAN      Breed Profile      Breed Standard (revised 2009)      Breed Article (2002)      Breed Council