- Belonging to the family Felidae, which includes the lions, tigers, jaguars, and wild and domestic cats; felid.
- Suggestive of a cat, as in suppleness or stealthiness.
Know Your Feline
CFA Breeds
CFA recognizes 39 pedigreed breeds for showing in the Championship Class, and 1 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
American Bobtail
American Curl
American Shorthair
American Wirehair
Balinese
Birman
Bombay
British Shorthair
Burmese
Chartreux
Colorpoint Shorthair
Cornish Rex
Devon Rex
Egyptian Mau
European Burmese
Exotic
Havana Brown
Japanese Bobtail
Javanese
Korat
LaPerm
Maine Coon
Manx
Norwegian Forest Cat
Ocicat
Oriental
Persian
RagaMuffin
Ragdoll
Russian Blue
Scottish Fold
Selkirk Rex
Siamese
Siberian
Singapura
Somali
Sphynx
Tonkinese
Turkish Angora
Turkish Van
