Bronze

This color naming is used in the Egyptian Mau. The ground-color has a warm brown color tone, the pattern is dark brown (genetically it is black) to black.

Brown tabby

= black tabby. In some organizations black tabby is called brown tabby.

blue-cream

In some organizations the color blue tortie is called blue-cream. The coat is patched in blue and cream.

Blue mink

Color in the Tonkinese corresponding to blue, but the color tone is a slate blue.

Cameo

The colors red/cream/tortie shaded/shell are called Cameo. The coat is silver-white, and only the tips of the hairs are colored with red/cream/tortie color.

Chestnut

= chocolate brown (based on the gene for chocolate: b). Sometimes used for the chocolate-brown Oriental cats.

Chinchilla

In some organizations Silver Shell is called Chinchilla.

Champagne mink

Color in the Tonkinese corresponding to chocolate, but the color tone is medium-brown.

Ebony

= Black

Flame point

= Red point

Frost point

= Lilac point

Flame point

= Red point

Lavender

= Lilac

Lynx point

= Tabby point

Mink

Sometimes the points based on Tonkinese-points (only one Burmese-gen present) are called Mink. The color tone becomes paler than if both Burmese-genes are present. This term is used for example in Tonkinese or in the Snow Bengal.

Natural mink

Color in the Tonkinese corresponding to seal, but paler seal-brown color tone.

Platinum mink

Color in the Tonkinese corresponding to lilac, but the the color tone is a frosty-grey.

Patched tabby

= tortie tabby. In some organization tortie tabby is called "patched" tabby, for example blue patched tabby = blue tortie tabby, brown patched tabby = black tortie tabby.

Sepia

Sepia is a term derived from genetics and is used for all colors, where also both Burmese-genes are present. The colors become slightly paler in color tone due to the Burmese-gene.

Sable

Sable is used to indicate the brown color based on the Burmese-gene. Mostly it is used to name the color of the brown Burmese.

Tawny

This color naming is used in the ocicat. The ground-color has a warm bronze color tone, the pattern is dark brown (genetically it is black) to black.

Torbie

= tortie tabby

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Cymric

= Manx Longhair to emphasize its origin in Wales.

Celtic Shorthair

In some organizations the European Shorthair is called Celtic Shorthair to emphasize its origin.

Highlander

In Europe it is the British Longhair, in some organizations also called Brittanica. In the USA it is the Highland (Lynx) cat - a bobtailed cat with curled ears.

Highland Fold

= Scottish Fold Longhair.

Javanese

This breed name is ambigiously in use. In CFA all Balinese, which do not have one of the 4 basic colors, are called Javanese. In other organisations the Javanese is the Oriental Longhair without points.

Is the Kurilian Bobtail related to the Japanese Bobtail or to the Manx?

No. The Kurilian Bobtail is a natural breed from the Kurilian Islands. Genetically these 3 breeds are different. The tail of the Kurilian Bobtail is inherited incomplete dominant, that means the tail varies in length and number of angles/kinks. Only 1 parent must carry the gene for the Kurilian bobtail. The tail of the Japanese Bobtail is inherited recessive, that means, both parents must cary the gene for the Japanese bobtail. The tailessness of the Manx is inherited dominant. Homozygous kittens die prenatal, which is called a lethal factor. Thus, all Manx are heterozygous. Thinking logically, breeders of these breeds cannot have any interest to cross-breed between these breeds, because they will loose the unique feature of their breed.

Mandarin

= Oriental Longhair

Seychellois

In some organizations Siamese/Balinese with white are called Seychellois.

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