ORANGE CAT BREEDS

The orange coat color is one of the most common that can present 

in cats not a breed in itself but a coat 

color you can find in many different 

cat breeds.

1.PERSIAN CAT:The Persian is one of the 

oldest cat breeds in the world 

they originate from the middle east and 

are characterized by their abundant coat 

of long hair 

they can have almost any coat color or 

pattern including orange.

2.AMERICAN BOBTAIL:Breed selection of the 

american bulb till began in the mid-20th 

century from a short-tailed cat 

discovered in ARIZONA 

this developed into both short and long

hair versions which can be of varying 

colors 

but tabby orange patterns are some of 

the most common.

3.TOYGER:Toyger so-called because they closely 

resemble a toy-sized tiger 

they are one of the rarest orange cat 

breeds they were only developed in the 

late 20th century in CALIFORNIA 

but they are growing in popularity they 

all have a striped tabby pattern with 

rounded stripes on an orange base.

4.MAINE COON:This cat stands out for their 

enormous size and striking coat 

they originated on farms in the state of 

Maine as a working cat 

and is currently the official breed of 

the united states the  has a Maine Coon 

long and abundant coat which can have a 

variety of patterns and colors 

the orange tabby is quite common and 

distinctive.

5.ORIENTAL SHORT HAIR:This feline was 

developed in ENGLAND in the middle of 

the last century 

they have siamese crossings leading them 

to become elegant elongated and stylized 

cats 

however they differ greatly due to their 

great variety of colors 

orange tones with various patterns are 

common such as tabby tortoiseshell and 

calico.

6.EXOTIC SHORT HAIR:Originally from the 

united states 

this breed is a cross of the Persian cat 

with other cat breeds resulting in a

robust cat with a rounded face 

their fur is shorter and more dense than 

the Persian tabby cats are perhaps the 

most common 

but ginger tabby cook patterns are also 

well known.

7.EUROPEAN:This is the most ancient breed 

of cat 

they were domesticated in ancient M

esopotamia from the African wild cat 

they later arrived in Europe after 

traveling on merchant ships of the time 

they are characterized by their enormous 

genetic variability 

so many different colors and pattern s

can appear among them is the orange 

tabby pattern.

8.MUNCHKIN:A natural mutation has given 

this cat a very particular short and 

stubby presence 

in the 20th century some american 

breeders decided to select and breed a 

series of short-legged cats 

giving rise to the munchkin however they 

retain an enormous coat variability 

many of which are orange.

9.MANX:This breed comes from the European 

cats that travel to the isle of man 

probably with some British sailors in 

the 18th century 

a dominant mutation emerged that caused 

them to lose their tails 

due to isolation this mutation spread 

throughout the island's populations 

they are very versatile cats but the 

orange variety are one of the most 

common.

10.MIXED BREED CAT:The mixed breed cat is 

not a breed in and of itself 

but they are the most common in the 

world these cats reproduce at will 

according to their natural instinct 

for this reason they can present in the 

widest range of coat colors and patterns.