Cat Breeds Recognized by TICA

On this page you can find a list of the breeds recognized by TICA. There is also a link to each of the breeds' show standards.

Related Information

• TICA Breed Categories
• Glossary of Terms
• Proposal to Amend TICA Standards (PDF form)
  

Standards

	Breed	Abbreviation	Standard	Hair length
A	Abyssinian	AB	Abyssinian Breed Group	SH
	American Bobtail	BB	American Bobtail Breed Group	LH
	American Bobtail Shorthair	BH	American Bobtail Breed Group	SH
	American Curl	AL	American Curl Breed Group	LH
	American Curl Shorthair	AC	American Curl Breed Group	SH
	American Shorthair	AS	American Shorthair Breed Group	SH
	American Wirehair	AW	American Shorthair Breed Group	SH
B	Balinese	BA	Siamese Breed Group	LH
	Bengal	BG	Bengal	SH
	Birman	BI	Birman	LH
	Bombay	BO	Burmese Breed Group	SH
	British Longhair	BL	British Breed Group	LH
	British Shorthair	BS	British Breed Group	SH
	Burmese	BU	Burmese Breed Group	SH
C	California Spangled	SP	California Spangled	SH
	Chartreux	CX	Chartreux	SH
	Chausie	CU	Chausie	SH
	Cornish Rex	CR	Cornish Rex	SH
	Cymric	CY	Manx Breed Group	LH
D	Devon Rex	DR	Devon Rex	SH
	Donskoy	DH	Donskoy	SH
E	Egyptian Mau	EM	Egyptian Mau	SH
	Exotic Shorthair	ES	Persian Breed Group	SH
H	Havana	HB	Havana	SH
	Himalayan	HI	Persian Breed Group	LH
J	Japanese Bobtail	JB	Japanese Bobtail Breed Group	SH
	Japanese Bobtail Longhair	JL	Japanese Bobtail Breed Group	LH
K	Korat	KT	Korat	SH
L	LaPerm	LP	LaPerm Breed Group	LH
	LaPerm Shorthair	LS	LaPerm Breed Group	SH
M	Maine Coon	MC	Maine Coon	LH
	Manx	MX	Manx Breed Group	SH
	Munchkin	MK	Munchkin Breed Group	SH
	Munchkin Longhair	ML	Munchkin Breed Group	LH
N	Nebelung	NB	Nebelung	LH
	Norwegian Forest	NF	Norwegian Forest	LH
O	Ocicat	OC	Ocicat	SH
	Ojos Azules	OA	Ojos Azules Breed Group	SH
	Ojos Azules Longhair	OJ	Ojos Azules Breed Group	LH
	Oriental Longhair	OL	Siamese Breed Group	LH
	Oriental Shorthair	OS	Siamese Breed Group	SH
P	Persian	PS	Persian Breed Group	LH
	Peterbald	PD	Peterbald	SH
	Pixiebob	PB	Pixiebob Breed Group	SH
	Pixiebob Longhair	PL	Pixiebob Breed Group	LH
R	Ragdoll	RD	Ragdoll	LH
	Russian Blue	RB	Russian Blue	SH
S	Savannah	SV	Savannah	SH
	Scottish Fold	SF	Scottish Fold Breed Group	SH
	Scottish Fold Longhair	SS	Scottish Fold Breed Group	LH
	Selkirk Rex	SR	Selkirk Rex Breed Group	SH
	Selkirk Rex Longhair	SL	Selkirk Rex Breed Group	LH
	Serengeti	SE	Serengeti	SH
	Siamese	SI	Siamese Breed Group	SH
	Siberian	SB	Siberian	LH
	Singapura	SG	Singapura	SH
	Snowshoe	SN	Snowshoe	SH
	Somali	SO	Abyssinian Breed Group	LH
	Sphynx	SX	Sphynx	SH
T	Tonkinese	TO	Tonkinese	SH
	Thai	TH	Thai	SH
	Toyger	TG	Toyger	SH
	Turkish Angora	TA	Turkish Angora	LH
	Turkish Van	TV	Turkish Van	LH
H	Houshold Pet / Kitten	HH	Household Pet	LH/SH

On this page you will find a list of the various accepted breeds of our organization. You can access the breeds' standards from this page. There are also links to the