Random Cat Breed Generator: 63 Breeds With Origins

One press names a real cat breed and tells you its coat, where the breed began and one checked fact about it.

Random Cat Breed Generator: 63 Breeds With Origins

  1. SomaliLong-haired breed, North America. Often described as a long-haired Abyssinian, and nicknamed the fox cat.
  2. Russian BlueShort-haired breed, Russia. Has a dense, plush blue-grey double coat with a silver sheen, and green eyes.
  3. ToygerShort-haired breed, United States. A striped tabby bred since the 1980s to look like a toy tiger.
  4. Australian MistShort-haired breed, Australia. A cross of the Abyssinian, the Burmese and spotted short-haired tabbies.
  5. European BurmeseShort-haired breed, Britain. The British type of Burmese, which some registries list as its own breed.
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Random Cat Breed Generator: 63 Breeds With Origins: how it works

Sixty-three cat breeds are on this list, each one accepted for championship shows by the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) or The International Cat Association (TICA). The page opens on breeds only. One press draws five, each with its coat, the place where the breed began and a checked fact. The Kind row switches to 22 wild cats, from the lion to the sand cat.

Coat first, then where the breed began

The first words give the coat: short-haired, long-haired, curly-coated, wiry-coated, sparse-coated or hairless. Nine breeds, the Manx and the Munchkin among them, come in both lengths and come up under both coat chips; the full list under the tool prints each once, under Short-haired. Four breeds have no From chip, the Australian Mist and the Egyptian Mau among them, so they come up only under Anywhere.

A cat randomizer for breeds, wild cats or both

Coat and From work together: Long-haired with From Asia leaves four breeds, the Persian and the Turkish Angora among them. Set Kind to Wild cats to meet the species behind three hybrid breeds: the leopard cat behind the Bengal, the jungle cat behind the Chausie and the serval behind the Savannah. Wild cats have no coat or From chip, so leave those two rows alone. The cards are not advice on choosing or keeping a cat.

Tips

  • Tap Unusual coats for nine breeds, from the curly Cornish Rex to the hairless Sphynx.
  • Type S in the starts-with box for ten breeds, from the Savannah to the Sphynx. Set Kind to Both and three wild cats join them.
  • From North America holds 31 breeds, nearly half of the 63, including the Maine Coon and the Ragdoll.

Questions and answers

Which breeds does the random cat breed generator include?

The 63 that the CFA or TICA accepts for championship shows: 41 are on both lists, 18 on TICA's alone and four on CFA's alone. We read the CFA list on its own site in September 2026. TICA's site refused our check, so its list comes from its Wikipedia article, which cites TICA as of November 2024.

Why is there no tabby or calico cat?

Neither is a breed. Tabby is a coat pattern, with an M shape on the forehead, and calico is a three-colour coat of black, red and white. Both turn up in many breeds. Most cats have no pedigree at all, so an ordinary house cat belongs to none of the breeds here.

Are the wild cats real species?

Yes, all 22 are living species, from the snow leopard to the black-footed cat, the smallest wild cat in Africa. Each was checked against its Wikipedia article. The random animal generator draws wild animals of every kind.

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Short-haired 38

  • Abyssinian Short-haired breed, origin disputed. Each hair is banded in several colours, a pattern called ticking.
  • American Bobtail Short or long-haired breed, United States. Has a stubby tail, a third to a half the usual length.
  • American Curl Short or long-haired breed, United States. Its ears curl back, though kittens are born with straight ears.
  • American Shorthair Short-haired breed, United States. Believed to descend from cats settlers brought to guard cargo from mice.
  • Australian Mist Short-haired breed, Australia. A cross of the Abyssinian, the Burmese and spotted short-haired tabbies.
  • Bengal Short-haired breed, United States. Bred from crosses between domestic cats and the Asian leopard cat.
  • Bombay Short-haired breed, United States. A cross of Burmese and black American Shorthair, with a panther-like coat.
  • British Shorthair Short-haired breed, Britain. Best known in solid grey-blue, the colour called British Blue.
  • Burmese Short-haired breed, Burma (Myanmar). Most descend from one cat, Wong Mau, taken to the United States in 1930.
  • Burmilla Short-haired breed, Britain. Began in 1981 with an accidental Chinchilla Persian and Burmese litter.
  • Chartreux Short-haired breed, France. A blue-grey cat with copper or orange eyes and a face that seems to smile.
  • Chausie Short-haired breed, United States. Bred from crosses between domestic cats and the wild jungle cat.
  • Colorpoint Shorthair Short-haired breed, United States and Britain. A Siamese type in point colours beyond the classic four.
  • Egyptian Mau Short-haired breed, Egypt. One of the few domestic breeds with naturally occurring spots.
  • European Burmese Short-haired breed, Britain. The British type of Burmese, which some registries list as its own breed.
  • Exotic Shorthair Short-haired breed, United States. Developed as a short-haired version of the Persian.
  • Havana Brown Short-haired breed, Britain. A solid chocolate-brown cat bred from Siamese and black short-haired cats.
  • Japanese Bobtail Short or long-haired breed, Japan. Its short tail looks more like a rabbit's tail than a cat's.
  • Khao Manee Short-haired breed, Thailand. A rare white breed whose Thai name means white jewel.
  • Korat Short-haired breed, Thailand. A silver-tipped blue-grey cat, traditionally given in pairs for good luck.
  • Kurilian Bobtail Short or long-haired breed, Russia (Kuril Islands). Known for its distinct short, fluffy tail.
  • Manx Short or long-haired breed, Isle of Man. Best known for having no tail at all, though many have a small stub.
  • Minuet Short or long-haired breed. A cross of the Persian and the Munchkin, with the Munchkin's short legs.
  • Munchkin Short or long-haired breed, United States. Known for very short legs, caused by a genetic mutation.
  • Ocicat Short-haired breed, United States. Named for its ocelot-like spots, but it has no recent wild ancestry.
  • Oriental Shorthair Short-haired breed, United States. Siamese in head and body, but in a wide range of colours and patterns.
  • Pixie-bob Short-haired breed, United States. Once claimed to be part bobcat, but generally regarded as fully domestic.
  • Russian Blue Short-haired breed, Russia. Has a dense, plush blue-grey double coat with a silver sheen, and green eyes.
  • Savannah Short-haired breed, United States. A large, lean breed from crosses between domestic cats and the serval.
  • Scottish Fold Short or long-haired breed, Scotland. The first was Susie, a white barn cat found on a Scottish farm in 1961.
  • Scottish Straight Short or long-haired breed, Scotland. A Scottish Fold kitten whose ears never fold.
  • Siamese Short-haired breed, Thailand. A colourpoint cat with blue almond-shaped eyes, from the land once called Siam.
  • Singapura Short-haired breed, Singapore and United States. Most registries count it as the lightest and shortest breed.
  • Snowshoe Short-haired breed, United States. A pointed cat with white feet, first bred in Philadelphia in the 1960s.
  • Thai Short-haired breed, Thailand. Also called the Old-Style Siamese, Wichien Maat or the Applehead.
  • Tonkinese Short-haired breed, Canada and United States. A cross of the Siamese and the Burmese, with a pointed coat.
  • Toybob Short-haired breed, Russia. A very small breed with a short, kinked tail.
  • Toyger Short-haired breed, United States. A striped tabby bred since the 1980s to look like a toy tiger.

Long-haired 16

  • Balinese Long-haired breed, United States. A long-haired Siamese, with the same point colouring and blue eyes.
  • Birman Long-haired breed, France. A colour-pointed cat with deep blue eyes and white gloves on each paw.
  • British Longhair Long-haired breed, Britain. Grew out of the crosses once bred into British Shorthair lines.
  • Cymric Long-haired breed, Isle of Man and Canada. Some registries count it as a Manx with longer fur.
  • Himalayan Long-haired breed, United States and Britain. A Persian-type cat with Siamese-style points and blue eyes.
  • Maine Coon Long-haired breed, United States. One of the largest domestic breeds, and the official state cat of Maine.
  • Nebelung Long-haired breed, United States. Like a Russian Blue with longer fur. Its name means creature of the mist.
  • Norwegian Forest Cat Long-haired breed, Norway. Has a glossy, water-repellent top coat over a woolly undercoat.
  • Oriental Longhair Long-haired breed, United States. A long-coated cat closely related to the Oriental Shorthair.
  • Persian Long-haired breed, Iran (Persia). Has a round face and was taken up by European cat fanciers in the 1800s.
  • Ragamuffin Long-haired breed, United States. Once counted as a kind of Ragdoll, then set up as its own breed in 1994.
  • Ragdoll Long-haired breed, United States. Named for its habit of going limp and relaxed when picked up.
  • Siberian Long-haired breed, Russia. Has a dense triple coat whose outer hairs repel water.
  • Somali Long-haired breed, North America. Often described as a long-haired Abyssinian, and nicknamed the fox cat.
  • Turkish Angora Long-haired breed, Turkey. An ancient natural breed from around Ankara, in central Anatolia.
  • Turkish Van Long-haired breed, Britain, from Turkish cats. Mostly white, with colour only on the head and tail.

Unusual coats 9

  • American Wirehair Wiry-coated breed, United States. Began with one wiry-coated kitten born to barn cats in New York in 1966.
  • Cornish Rex Curly-coated breed, England (Cornwall). Its wavy coat is soft down only, with no outer guard hairs.
  • Devon Rex Curly-coated breed, England (Devon). Traces back to Kirlee, a curly kitten found in Buckfastleigh in 1960.
  • Donskoy Hairless breed, Russia. Also called the Don Sphynx, yet it is not related to the Sphynx.
  • LaPerm Curly-coated breed, United States. Traces back to Curly, a farm kitten born in Oregon in the early 1980s.
  • Lykoi Sparse-coated breed, United States. Patchy fur around the face gives it a wolf-like look, hence werewolf cat.
  • Peterbald Hairless breed, Russia. Created in St Petersburg in 1994 from a Donskoy and an Oriental Shorthair.
  • Selkirk Rex Curly-coated breed, United States. Began with one curly kitten born to a rescued cat in Montana in 1987.
  • Sphynx Hairless breed, Canada. Began with Prune, a hairless kitten born in Toronto in 1966.

Wild cats 22

  • African wildcat Wild cat, Africa, West and Central Asia. The ancestor of the domestic cat, tamed about 10,000 years ago.
  • Black-footed cat Wild cat, southern Africa. The smallest wild cat in Africa. Only the soles of its feet are black.
  • Bobcat Wild cat, southern Canada to Mexico. Named for its stubby, black-tipped tail, which looks bobbed.
  • Canada lynx Wild cat, Alaska, Canada and the northern United States. Depends heavily on the snowshoe hare for food.
  • Caracal Wild cat, Africa, the Middle East and on to India. Has long tufted ears and can catch birds in midair.
  • Cheetah Wild cat, Africa and central Iran. The fastest land animal, with black tear-like streaks down its face.
  • Clouded leopard Wild cat, Himalayan foothills to South China. Can climb down a vertical tree trunk head first.
  • Cougar Wild cat, Americas. Also called puma or mountain lion. It ranges from Canada to Patagonia.
  • Eurasian lynx Wild cat, Europe to Central Asia and Siberia. The largest of the four lynx species.
  • European wildcat Wild cat, mainland Europe, Scotland, Turkey and the Caucasus. A forest cat with a bushy, black-tipped tail.
  • Fishing cat Wild cat, South and Southeast Asia. Lives by wetlands, eats mostly fish and can swim underwater.
  • Jaguar Wild cat, Americas. The biggest cat in the Americas and the third largest in the world.
  • Jungle cat Wild cat, eastern Mediterranean to Southeast Asia. Also called the swamp cat, as it lives mostly in wetlands.
  • Leopard Wild cat, Africa and Asia. Its dark spots are grouped into rings called rosettes.
  • Leopard cat Wild cat, South, Southeast and East Asia. About the size of a domestic cat, with webs between its toes.
  • Lion Wild cat, sub-Saharan Africa and India. A social cat that lives in groups called prides.
  • Ocelot Wild cat, south-western United States to South America. A spotted cat that climbs, leaps and swims well.
  • Pallas's cat Wild cat, Central Asia. Also called the manul. It has long, dense light grey fur and low-set round ears.
  • Sand cat Wild cat, deserts of North Africa, Arabia and Central Asia. Long hair under its paws insulates the pads.
  • Serval Wild cat, Africa south of the Sahara. Has the longest legs of any cat for its body size.
  • Snow leopard Wild cat, mountains of Asia. Broad paws and a thick tail help it live in cold, high mountains.
  • Tiger Wild cat, Asia. Has orange fur with black, mostly vertical stripes, and hunts by ambush.

How this list was compiled: We chose the 63 breeds and 22 wild cats and wrote every line ourselves. Checked 2026-09-19. Breeds: the Cat Fanciers' Association breed list was read live on https://cfa.org/breeds/ on 2026-09-19. tica.org refused automated requests that day, so the list of breeds The International Cat Association accepts for championship was taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_International_Cat_Association, read on 2026-09-19, which cites tica.org as of November 2024. Every breed here is on at least one of the two lists; x.registry says which. Long-haired and short-haired twins that a registry lists separately are folded into one entry. The Tennessee Rex is left out because its status on that list could not be confirmed. Origin and coat were checked against the table at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cat_breeds and the breed's own English Wikipedia article (saved with each item as wiki); each fact line was checked against that article. The Minuet carries no origin because only one source gave it, and the Oriental Longhair takes its origin from the Oriental Shorthair article, which says the two differ only in coat length. Wild cats: each scientific name, range and fact was checked against the English Wikipedia article for the species. Conservation status is left out. Licence: own work