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- 1. American bobtail
- 2. Toyger
- 3. Pixie-bob
- 4. European cat
- 5. Manx
- 6. Ocicat
- 7. Sokoke cat
- 8. Bengal cat
- 9. American shorthair
- 10. bad egypt
- Other breeds of brindle cats
There are many breeds of brindle cats, whether they have stripes, rounded spots or marble-like patterns. Collectively they are known as brindle or speckled pattern and it is the most common pattern in felines, both wild and domestic. This feature gives them a great evolutionary advantage: they can camouflage and hide much better, both from their predators and their prey.
Also, in the 20th century, many breeders have strived to achieve unique standards that give their cats a wild look. Currently, there are breeds of cats that look like tigers and even miniature ocelots. Do you want to meet them? Don't miss this PeritoAnimal article, where we've gathered all the brindle cat breeds.
1. American bobtail
The American bobtail is one of the best known breeds of brindle cats, mainly due to its small tail. It can have semi-long or short fur, with different patterns and colors. However, all brindle, striped, spotted or marble-looking cats are much appreciated, as it gives them a wild look.
2. Toyger
If there is a tiger-like breed of cat, it is the toyger breed, which means "toy tiger". This cat has patterns and colors identical to those of the biggest cats in the world. This is due to a careful selection that took place in California, USA, at the end of the 20th century. Some breeders have crossed the Bengal cat with brindle cats, getting vertical stripes on the body and circular stripes on the head, both on a bright orange background.
3. Pixie-bob
the pixie-bob cat is another tabby cat from our list and was selected in the United States during the 1980s. Thus, we obtained a medium-sized feline with a very short tail, which may have short or long fur. It is always brown in tone and covered with dark, attenuated and small spots. Their throat and belly are whiter and may have black tufts on the tips of their ears, like bobcats.
4. European cat
Of all the breeds of brindle cats, the European cat is the best known. May have many patterns of coat and color, but the spotted is the most common.
Unlike other types of cats, the European wild appearance was not selected as spontaneously emerged. And its completely natural selection is due to the domestication of the African wild cat (Felis Lybica). This species approached human settlements in Mesopotamia to hunt rodents. Little by little, he managed to convince them that he was a good ally.
5. Manx
The manx cat arose as a result of the arrival of the European cat to the Isle of Man. There, the mutation that made it lose its tail and which made it a very popular cat arose. Like his ancestors, he may be from different colors and have different patterns. However, it is more common to find it with the coat that characterizes it as a brindle cat.
6. Ocicat
Although called the brindle cat, the ocicat looks much more like the leopard, Leopardus pardalis. Its selection started accidentally, as its breeder wanted to reach a breed of wild appearance. Starting with an Abyssinian and a Siamese cat, the American Virginia Daly continued to cross breeds until she got a cat with dark spots on a light background.
7. Sokoke cat
The sokoke cat is the most unknown of all the brindle cat breeds. It is a native feline of Arabuko-Sokoke National Park, in kenya. Although it originates from the domestic cats that live there, their populations have adapted to nature, where they have acquired a unique coloration.[1].
the sokoke cat has a black marble pattern on a light background, allowing you to camouflage better in the jungle. Thus, it avoids larger carnivores and chases its prey more effectively. Currently, some breeders are trying to increase their genetic diversity in order to preserve their lineage.
8. Bengal cat
The Bengal cat is one of the most special breeds of brindle cats. It is a hybrid between the domestic cat and the leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis), a type of Southeast Asian wild cat. Its appearance is very similar to its wild relative, with brown spots surrounded by black lines that are arranged on a lighter background.
9. American shorthair
The American shorthair or American shorthair cat originates from North America, although it comes from the European cats that traveled with the colonizers. These cats can have very different patterns, however it is known that more than 70% are brindle cats[2]. The most common pattern is marbled, with very varied colors: brown, black, blue, silver, cream, red, etc. Without a doubt, it is one of the most admired breeds of brindle cats.
10. bad egypt
Although there is still doubt about its origin, it is believed that this breed comes from the same cats that were worshiped in ancient Egypt. The Egyptian bad cat arrived in Europe and the United States in the mid-twentieth century, when this brindle cat surprised everyone with its pattern of stripes and dark spots on a gray, bronze or silver background. It highlights the whiter lower part of its body, as well as the black tip of its tail.
Other breeds of brindle cats
As we indicated at the beginning, the brindle or speckled pattern is the most common, as arise naturally as an adaptation to the environment. Therefore, it appears frequently in some individuals of many other breeds of cats, so they also deserve to be part of this list. The other breeds of brindle cats are as follows:
- American Curl.
- American longhaired cat.
- Peterbald.
- Cornish rex.
- Oriental shorthair cat.
- Sottish fold.
- Scottish straight.
- Munchkin.
- Short-haired exotic cat.
- Cymric.
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