Coat length in Cat Breeds
Compare breeds by coat length. The ordering follows the characteristic itself rather than the alphabet whenever a meaningful order exists.
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| # | Breed | Coat length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long Longhaired form of the British breed type. | |
| 2 | Long Longhaired member of the Manx breed group. | |
| 3 | Long | |
| 4 | Long Long flowing Persian-group coat. | |
| 5 | Long Long, weather-adapted coat. | |
| 6 | Long Long luxuriant coat is a defining Persian characteristic. | |
| 7 | Semi long Commonly described as semi-longhaired with seasonal coat variation. | |
| 8 | Semi long The Tiffanie has a semi-long coat, longer around the ruff, britches and plumed tail while remaining less massive than a full longhair coat. | |
| 9 | Semi long Fine, longer coat characteristic of the longhaired Siamese-group phenotype. | |
| 10 | Semi long Semi-long silky coat. | |
| 11 | Semi long Historical breed descriptions consistently specify a full semi-long silky coat. | |
| 12 | Semi long Semi-longhaired breed. | |
| 13 | Semi long Semi-long, weather-adapted coat. | |
| 14 | Semi long Dense water-repellent semi-long coat with marked seasonal variation. | |
| 15 | Semi long Longhaired Oriental phenotype with a fine, flowing coat. | |
| 16 | Semi long Semi-long silky coat. | |
| 17 | Semi long Seasonally variable semi-longhair triple coat. | |
| 18 | Semi long Semi-longhaired counterpart of the Abyssinian. | |
| 19 | Semi long Fine silky semi-longhair coat with seasonal variation in fullness. | |
| 20 | Semi long Semi-longhaired natural breed with a plumed tail. | |
| 21 | Semi long Semi-long, soft silky coat with pronounced seasonal change. | |
| 22 | Semi long Historical breed documentation describes a naturally occurring long/semi-long silky coat. | |
| 23 | Medium Dense woolly coat of medium length. | |
| 24 | Medium Silky medium-length coat. | |
| 25 | Long Medium to medium-long/long silky coat; FSC coat-length category is long. | |
| 26 | Short Short-haired coat. | |
| 27 | Short · medium Occurs in both short and medium-long coat forms. | |
| 28 | Short · long Recognized in both shorthair and longhair forms. | |
| 29 | Short to medium American Ringtails generally have a short to medium-length coat lying close to the body, with some variation in density and length between lines. | |
| 30 | Short Canonical shorthair breed. | |
| 31 | Short Short coat distinguished by a dense, springy, wiry texture. | |
| 32 | Short · semi long The Aphrodite breed group occurs in shorthaired and semi-longhaired forms. | |
| 33 | Short | |
| 34 | Short The Asian is the shorthaired member of its breed group, with a close, fine coat; the semi-longhaired counterpart is the Tiffanie. | |
| 35 | Short Short-haired breed. | |
| 36 | Short The Bengal is principally a shorthaired breed with a close, dense, pelt-like coat; occasional longhaired variants do not define the standard Bengal coat. | |
| 37 | Short Short, close glossy coat. | |
| 38 | Short | |
| 39 | Short Dense plush shorthair coat. | |
| 40 | Short Short, silky single coat. | |
| 41 | Short · semi long Occurs in shorthair and longhair/semi-longhair forms. | |
| 42 | Short Historical descriptions consistently identify the California Spangled as a shorthaired spotted breed. | |
| 43 | Short Short-haired breed. | |
| 44 | Short Short, close-lying coat. | |
| 45 | Short · semi long Cypriot landrace cats occur in short and longer coat forms; exact FSC identity boundary should remain explicit. | |
| 46 | Short The standardized Li Hua/Dragon Li is a shorthaired natural-type breed. | |
| 47 | Short to medium The Egyptian Mau has a short-to-medium coat: close and fine in silver/smoke cats and somewhat denser and more resilient in bronze cats. | |
| 48 | Short Short, fine, close-lying glossy coat. | |
| 49 | Short Shorthaired natural European breed. | |
| 50 | Short Short, dense plush coat distinguishing the Exotic from Persian/Himalayan relatives. | |
| 51 | Short · long Foldex development includes Exotic Shorthair and Exotic Longhair ancestry and occurs in both coat lengths. | |
| 52 | Short Short, silky, wavy coat without guard hair. | |
| 53 | Short Short glossy coat. | |
| 54 | Short · long Occurs in both shorthaired and longhaired forms. | |
| 55 | Short · long Occurs in both shorthair and longhair forms. | |
| 56 | Short | |
| 57 | Short Short white coat is a defining breed characteristic. | |
| 58 | Short · semi long Kinkalows can occur with short or somewhat longer semi-long coats, reflecting the coat-length variation inherited from their Curl and Munchkin ancestry. | |
| 59 | Short Short-haired natural breed. | |
| 60 | Short · long Breed/landrace references commonly describe short and long coat forms. | |
| 61 | Short Current breed literature consistently describes a short coat. | |
| 62 | Short · semi long Occurs in shorthaired and semi-longhaired forms. | |
| 63 | Variable The defining coat is rex/curly, but coat length and expression require a richer categorical record than a simple short/long label. | |
| 64 | Short · long Occurs in both shorthair and longhair forms, with curly or sometimes straight coat expression. | |
| 65 | Short The FSC Manx identity is the shorthaired member of the Manx/Cymric breed group. | |
| 66 | Short | |
| 67 | Short · long Minuets occur in both shorthaired and longhaired forms; the longhair has a full Persian-derived coat while the shorthair is dense and plush. | |
| 68 | Short · semi long Occurs in both shorthair and longhair/semi-longhair forms. | |
| 69 | Short Short, tight coat. | |
| 70 | Short · semi long Historical Ojos Azules existed in shorthair and longhair forms. | |
| 71 | Short · semi long Oriental Bicolors occur in both sleek shorthaired and silky semi-longhaired forms, corresponding to the two Oriental coat-length types. | |
| 72 | Short Short, sleek coat. | |
| 73 | Short · long Occurs in both shorthair and longhair forms. | |
| 74 | Short · medium Raas landrace descriptions specify short-to-medium, close-lying glossy coat. | |
| 75 | Short Short dense blue coat. | |
| 76 | Short The Sam Sawet is a natural Thai shorthair with a close, practical coat rather than a developed long or semi-long coat. | |
| 77 | Short Short coat without a heavy undercoat. | |
| 78 | Short · long Scottish Folds occur in both shorthaired and longhaired forms; the longhair has fuller furnishings while retaining the same folded-ear identity. | |
| 79 | Short · long Scottish Straights occur in both shorthaired and longhaired forms, paralleling the coat-length variation of the closely related Scottish Fold. | |
| 80 | Short · long Occurs in both shorthair and longhair curly-coated forms. | |
| 81 | Short Short, tight, silky coat. | |
| 82 | Short The Serrade Petit is a shorthaired cat with a fine, close coat suited to its small, lightly built North African type. | |
| 83 | Short Short-haired breed. | |
| 84 | Short Single-layer shorthair coat. | |
| 85 | Short Shorthaired natural breed. | |
| 86 | Short The Suffolk has a short-to-medium, smooth close-lying coat that is treated practically as a shorthair rather than a semi-longhair. | |
| 87 | Short · long Tennessee Rex cats occur in both shorthaired and longhaired forms, with the characteristic satin sheen and rexed texture expressed at either length. | |
| 88 | Short Shorthaired pointed breed. | |
| 89 | Short These Thai varieties have a short-to-medium, fine, glossy single coat that lies close to the body and is practically a shorthair coat. | |
| 90 | Short Short, dense, sleek coat. | |
| 91 | Short · semi long Toybobs occur in both shorthaired and semi-longhaired forms; the longer coat develops more visible furnishings while the compact body type remains the same. | |
| 92 | Short Domestic shorthair breed. | |
| 93 | Short | |
| 94 | Very short Very short wavy coat lacking normal guard hairs. | |
| 95 | Very short Very short, soft, wavy/curly coat. | |
| 96 | Very short Historical Oregon Rex had a short, curly/wavy Rex coat. | |
| 97 | Very short Very short, close-lying coat. | |
| 98 | Very short | |
| 99 | Hairless The experimental Bambino combines the Sphynx hairless phenotype with Munchkin short legs. | |
| 100 | Hairless · very short · variable Coat phenotype ranges from bald through flocked/velour/brush forms and may change as the cat matures. | |
| 101 | Hairless Experimental Dwelf phenotype is hairless/suede-like. | |
| 102 | Very short · variable Partially hairless phenotype with variable hair coverage; should not be treated as an ordinary shorthair value. | |
| 103 | Hairless · very short · variable Minskins are not uniformly hairless; sparse fur points and near-hairless body areas are characteristic. | |
| 104 | Hairless · very short · short · variable Coat expression ranges from completely bald through altered brush/velvet-like coats to normal coat. | |
| 105 | Hairless Hairless phenotype; this does not imply complete absence of fine hair or down. | |
| 106 | Hairless · very short · variable Hairless to near-hairless phenotype; some lines may show fine down or sparse coat. |
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