![]() For example, an American shorthair has many Colorpoint tabby and tortoiseshell verities, but the American Wirehair is always a bicolor cat, because it is always black & white. Some cat patterns can very on the breed if the cat. If you ask someone who knows just the basics of cats, “How can you tell a tabby apart from other cats like tortoiseshell or colorpoints?” They would likely include that “M” shape on there forehead. Moving on, some cat patterns are ‘easier’ to tell apart from others. One is more of a light lime-ish white color, if you get a good 20 seconds to look. There are actually 2, very similar shades of white. Some might not even be noticeable! If you only had 5 seconds to identify how many shades of white the cat in the picture had on its fur, you’d probably only see 1 shade of white. If you know enough about the Colorpoint pattern, you might notice that Colorpoint Himalayan cats, or just Colorpoint cats in general always repeat the same color put in up to about 20 nameable shades! They may also, like our cat in that top picture, have another main color, except has only 1-4 shades of it. There’s the dark, chocolate brown in between the eyes, the light brown on the legs into a brown more like the color of the tabby, AND the really light brown on the cheeks by it’s whiskers. ![]() Looking at the photos on the side, you can say that the Colorpoint Himalayan has mostly white and brown- however, if you look closely, you can find that there are at least 5 different visible shades. While there are many good apps where you can simply take your cats picture and your device will tell you what pattern & breed it has, it is good to learn the basics of telling them apart mentally by looking at there fur & shape. For example, a calico cat may have a orange spot on its left ear, while another may have a black spot and another orange spot on its right ear! Below, you can read all about a cats patterning and how it works. These can still have many different patterns with there shape size and coloring. The main cat patterns that a cat will have are called Tabby, Colorpoint Shorthair, Tortoiseshell, Calico, & Bicolor Cat. Other links to check out: Cat Anatomy | Cat Behavior | Cat breeds | Cat Age | Cat Mating | Cats and KittensĬats come in all different shapes, sizes, colors and fur. There are many different ways these two colors can be arranged. The bicolor has two colors, black & white. The colors are white, orange and/or brown, sometimes black as well. Calico’s have spots and can be mixed with a tabby. Tortoiseshell (like tabby spots and stripes)Ĭolors: The tabby can be identified in any color, likely orange & white, brown & dark brown, black & gray, ext.Colorpoint (Like a rag doll or Himalayan, many shades of color).Bicolor AKA tuxedo cat (Black and white pattern).Calico/Tricolor (Spotted, usually white with black and orange spots).Here are the most common patterns a cat will have:
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