BREED NAME

CODE

RECOGNIZED BY

CATEGORY 1 - LONGHAIR

Chinchilla Longhair

CHL

SACC

British Longhair

BLH

WCF - FIFE - TICA - GCCF - SACC - LOOF

Deutsch Langhaar

DLH

WCF

Highland Fold (Scottish Fold Longhair)

SFL

WCF - CFA - TICA - ACF - CCCA - NZCF - SACC - LOOF

Highland Straight (Scottish Straight Longhair)

SFL71

CFA - TICA - ACF - CCCA - NZCF - SACC - LOOF

Minuet Longhair

MIL

WCF - TICA

Original Longhair

TLH

WCF

Persian / Colourpoint Himalayan

PER

ALL

Selkirk Rex Longhair

SRL

ALL

CATEGORY 2 -  SEMILONGHAIR

American Bobtail

ABL

WCF - CFA - TICA - LOOF

American Curl Longhair

ACL

WCF - CFA - FIFE - TICA - ACF - CCCA - NZCF - LOOF

Aphrodite's Giant

APL

WCF - ACF

Asian Longhair

ALH

GCCF - NZCF - SACC - LOOF

Bengal Longhair (Cashmere)

CAM

WCF - TICA - NZCF

Burmese Longhair (Tiffany)

TIF

NZCF - SACC

Burmilla Longhair

BML

TICA - ACF - NZCF - SACC

Cornish Rex Longhair (Californian Rex)

CLX

LOOF

Cymric

CYM

WCF - FIFE - TICA - ACF - CCCA - NZCF - SACC - LOOF

Japanese Bobtail Longhair

JBL

WCF - TICA - ACF - CCCA - NZCF - SACC - LOOF

Karelian Bobtail Longhair

KAL

WCF

Kurilian Bobtail Longhair

KBL

WCF - FIFE - TICA - LOOF

LaPerm Longhair

LPL

WCF - FIFE - TICA - ACF - CCCA -GCCF - SACC - LOOF

Maine Coon

MCO

ALL

Maine Coon Polydactyl

POL

TICA

Munchkin Longhair

MNL

WCF - TICA - CCCA - SACC - LOOF

Nebelung (Russian Blue Longhair)

NEB

WCF - TICA - GCCF - LOOF

Norwegian Forest Cat

NFO

ALL

Pixiebob Longhair

PXL

WCF - TICA - ACF - LOOF

Ragamuffin

RGM

WCF - CFA - GCCF

Ragdoll

RAG

ALL

Sacred Birman

SBI

ALL

Siberian Cat / Neva Masquerade

SIB

ALL

Somali

SOM

ALL

Turkish Angora

TUA

WCF - CFA - FIFE - TICA - ACF - CCCA - NZCF - LOOF

Turkish Van

TUV

ALL

Ural Rex Longhair

URL

WCF

York Chocolate

YOR

WCF - LOOF

CATEGORY 3 -  SHORTHAIR

Abyssinian

ABY

ALL

American Bobtail

ABS

WCF - CFA - TICA - LOOF

American Curl

ACS

WCF - CFA - FIFE - TICA - ACF - CCCA - SACC - LOOF

American Shorthair

ASH

WCF - CFA - TICA - ACF - CCCA - SACC - LOOF

American Wirehair

AWH

WCF - CFA - TICA - SACC - LOOF

Anatoli

ANA

WCF

Aphrodite's Giant Shorthair

APS

WCF - ACF

Arabian Mau

ARM

WCF

Asian

ASI

GCCF - SACC - LOOF

Australian Mist

AUM

WCF - TICA - ACF - CCCA - GCCF - SACC

Aztek

AZT

GCCF

Bengal

BEN

ALL

Bombay

BOM

WCF - CFA - TICA - ACF - CCCA - NZCF - LOOF

Brasilian Shorthair

BSH

WCF

British Shorthair

BRI

ALL

Burmese American

AMB

WCF - CFA - TICA - LOOF

Burmese European

BUR

WCF - CFA - FIFE - ACF - CCCA - GCCF - NZCF - SACC- LOOF

Burmilla

BMS

CFA - FIFE - TICA - ACF - CCCA - NZCF - SACC - LOOF

Celtic / European Shorthair

KKH

WCF - FIFE (EUR) - LOOF

Ceylon

CEY

WCF - LOOF

Chartreux

CHA

WCF - CFA - FIFE - TICA - LOOF

Chausie

CHS

WCF - TICA

Cornish Rex

CRX

ALL

Devon Rex

DRX

ALL

Egyptian Mau

MAU

CFA - FIFE - TICA - ACF - CCCA - GCCF - NZCF - SACC - LOOF

Exotic Shorthair

EXO

ALL

German Rex

GRX

WCF - FIFE - LOOF

Japanese Bobtail

JBT

WCF - CFA - FIFE - TICA - ACF - CCCA - NZCF - SACC - LOOF

Kanaani

KAN

WCF

Karelian Bobtail

KAS

WCF

Korat

KOR

WCF - CFA - FIFE - TICA - ACF - CCCA - SACC - LOOF

Kurilian Bobtail

KBS

WCF - FIFE - TICA - LOOF

La Perm

LPS

ALL

Lykoi

LYS

WCF - CFA - TICA - ACF – CCCA - LOOF

Manx

MAN

ALL

Minuet

MIS

WCF - TICA

Munchkin

MNS

WCF - TICA - CCCA - SACC - LOOF

Ocicat

OCI

WCF - CFA - FIFE - TICA - ACF - CCCA - GCCF - NZCF - LOOF

Pixiebob

PXS

WCF - TICA - ACF - LOOF

Russian Blue

RUS

blue: ALL / white & black: only WCF - ACF–CCCA–GCCF–NZCF

Savannah

SAV

WCF - TICA

Scottish Fold

SFS

WCF - CFA - TICA - ACF - CCCA - NZCF - SACC - LOOF

Scottish Straight

SFS71

WCF - CFA - TICA - ACF - CCCA - NZCF - SACC - LOOF

Selkirk Rex

SRX

ALL

Singapura

SIN

WCF - CFA - FIFE - TICA - ACF - CCCA - NZCF - SACC - LOOF

Snowshoe

SNO

WCF - FIFE - TICA - ACF - CCCA -GCCF - LOOF

Sokoke

SOK

FIFE - GCCF - LOOF

Toyger

TOY

WCF - TICA - GCCF - NZCF

Ural Rex

URX

WCF

CATEGORY 4 - ORIENTAL GROUP

Colourpoint Shorthair

COS

CFA

Foreign White Shorthair (Siamese)

SIA w

WCF - ACF - CCCA

Foreign White Longhair (Balinese)

BAL w

WCF - ACF - CCCA

Havana (Suffolk / Havana Brown)

HAV

WCF - TICA - GCCF(SUF) – LOOF (HAV)

Khao Manee

KAM

WCF - CFA - TICA

Mekong Bobtail

MBT

WCF

Oriental Longhair (Mandarin)

OLH

ALL

Oriental Shorthair

OSH

ALL

Siamese

SIA

ALL

Siamese Longhair (Balinese)

BAL

WCF - CFA - FIFE - TICA - ACF - CCCA - NZCF - SACC - LOOF

Thai

THA

WCF - FIFE - TICA - GCCF - LOOF

Tonkinese

TON

WCF - CFA - TICA - ACF - CCCA - GCCF - NZCF – SACC -  LOOF

Tonkinese Longhair (Tibetan)

TOL

LOOF

Toy Bob

TOB

WCF

CATEGORY 5 -  HAIRLESS

Don Sphynx (Donskoy)

DSX

WCF - FIFE - TICA - SACC - LOOF

Peterbald

PBD

WCF - FIFE - TICA - ACF - CCCA - SACC - LOOF

Sphynx Canadian

SPH

ALL

CATS WITHOUT PEDIGREE

Household Pet Shorthair

HPS

Household Pet Longhair

HPL

NON RECOGNIZED BREEDS

non recognized Longhair

XLH

non recognized Shorthair

XSH

non recognized Hairless

XHL

BASIC COLOURS

COLOUR

CODE

DESCRIPTION

black

n

seal - brown - ruddy - sable – ebony - roan

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

unrecognized colour in certain breeds

x

COLOUR  VARIETIES ADDITIONAL TO BASIC COLOUR

silver

s

white banding (in red/cream = cameo; for all colours without tabby = smoke)

amber

t

only for NFO

charcoal

t

only for BEN BEN (basic colour black, only recognized in other WCC organizations)

sunshine

u

only for SIB

golden

y

apricot banding

carnelian

z

only for KBS/KBL ( basic colours black & blue)

DILUTE MODIFIER COLOURS

caramel

m

Only for AUM, based on blue (am), lilac (cm) and fawn (pm)

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

PATTERNS

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 and SPH, DSX, PBD

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 COLOURS

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

normal toes

90

only PIX /POL

polydactyl front paws

91

only PIX /POL

polydactyl hind paws

92

only PIX /POL

polydactyl all 4 paws

93

only PIX /POL

long legs*

97

only MNS/MNL

* not for show - no championship status - only to create the pedigree correct