Standards

BREED NAME

CODE

CATEGORY 1 - LONGHAIR

British Longhair

BLH

Colourpoint Himalayan

PER CP

Deutsch Langhaar

DLH

Highland Fold (Scottish Fold Longhair)

SFL

Highland Straight (Scottish Straight Longhair)

SFL 71

Original Longhair

TLH

Persian

PER

Selkirk Rex Longhair

SRL

CATEGORY 2 -  SEMILONGHAIR

American Bobtail

ABL

American Curl Longhair

ACL

Aphrodite's Giant

APL

Asian Longhair

ALH

Burmilla Longhair

BML

Cymric

CYM

Japanese Bobtail Longhair

JBL

Karelian Bobtail Longhair

KAL

Kurilian Bobtail Longhair

KBL

LaPerm Longhair

LPL

Maine Coon

MCO

Munchkin Longhair

MNL

Nebelung (Russian Blue Longhair)

NEB

Norwegian Forest Cat

NFO

Ragamuffin

RGM

Ragdoll

RAG

Sacred Birman

SBI

Siberian Cat

SIB

Somali

SOM

Turkish Angora

TUA

Turkish Van

TUV

Ural Rex Longhair

URL

York Chocolate

YOR

CATEGORY 3 -  SHORTHAIR

Abyssinian

ABY

American Bobtail

ABS

American Curl

ACS

American Shorthair

ASH

American Wirehair

AWH

Anatoli

ANA

Arabian Mau

ARM

Asian

ASI

Australian Mist

AUM

Bengal

BEN

Bombay

BOM

Brasilian Shorthair

BSH

British Shorthair

BRI

Burmese European

BUR

Celtic / European Shorthair

KKH

Ceylon

CEY

Chartreux

CHA

Chausie

CHS

Cornish Rex

CRX

Devon Rex

DRX

Egyptian Mau

MAU

Exotic Shorthair

EXO

German Rex

GRX

Japanese Bobtail

JBT

Kanaani

KAN

Karelian Bobtail

KAS

Korat

KOR

Kurilian Bobtail

KBS

La Perm

LPS

Manx

MAN

Munchkin

MNS

Ocicat

OCI

Russian Blue

RUS

Scottish Fold

SFS

Scottish Straight

SFS 71

Selkirk Rex

SRX

Singapura

SIN

Snowshoe

SNO

Toyger

TOY

Ural Rex

URX

CATEGORY 4 - ORIENTAL GROUP

Mekong Bobtail

MBT

Oriental Longhair (Mandarin)

OLH

Oriental Shorthair

OSH

Siamese

SIA

Siamese Longhair (Balinese)

BAL

Thai

THA

Tonkinese

TON

Toy Bob

TOB

CATEGORY 5 -  HAIRLESS

Don Sphynx (Donskoy)

DSX

Peterbald

PBD

Sphynx Canadian

SPH

Household Pet

Household Pet

HHP

COLOUR

CODE

DESCRIPTION

BASIC COLOURS

black

n

seal - brown - ruddy - sable - ebony

blue

a

chocolate

b

havanna

lilac

c

lavender

red

d

cream

e

black tortie

f

patched - tortoiseshell based on black

blue tortie

g

patched - tortoiseshell based on blue

chocolate tortie

h

patched - tortoiseshell based on chocolate

lilac tortie

j

patched - tortoiseshell based on lilac

cinnamon

o

sorrel

fawn

p

cinnamon tortie

q

patched - tortoiseshell based on cinnamon

fawn tortie

r

patched - tortoiseshell based on fawn

white

w

 It is obligatory to indicate eye colour (61, 62, 63, 64)

unrecognized colour in certain breeds

x

SILVER AND GOLDEN FACTOR

silver

s

white banding ( in red/cream = cameo)

amber

t

only for NFO

sunshine

u

only for SIB

golden

y

apricot banding

AMOUNTS OF WHITE

van

01

1/8 colour only head and tail 7/8 white

harlequin

02

1/6 colour 5/6 white

bicolour

03

1/3 till 1/2 white

mitted

04

only for RAG

snowshoe

05

only for SNO

medaillon - locket – bikini - toes

09

in breeds where any amount of white is permitted

AGOUTIS

shaded

11

2/3 silver 1/3 tipped

shell

12

7/8 silver 1/8 tipped chinchilla

tabby

21

if the markings cannot be specified, only in 01/02/32/33

classic

22

blotched – marbled

mackerel

23

stripes

spotted

24

rosetted

ticked

25

each hair banded

grizzled ticked

26

only for CHS

POINTED

sepia

31

Burmese pointed

mink

32

Tonkinese pointed

himalayan

33

Siamese pointed

EYE COLOUR

blue eyed

61

orange eyed

62

odd eyed

63

one blue – the other green, yellow or orange

green eyed

64

golden (to orange)

65

Burmese eye colour

aquamarine/turquoise

66

Tonkinese eye colour

dark blue

67

Siamese eye colour

BREED SPECIFIC

rumpy

51

Manx without tail

rumpy riser

52

Manx with tail approach

stumpy

53

Manx with short tail (less than 3 cm)

longie*

54

Manx with tail (more than 3 cm)

straight ears

71

only for Scottish/Highland breed

longhair*

81

only DSP - PBD

shorthair*

82

only DSP - PBD

brushed coat*

83

only DSP - PBD

straight coat*

84

velour coat

85

only DSP - PBD

long legs*

97

only MNS/MNL