Rare Cat Breeds Of The World
While all purebred cat breeds can be considered somewhat rare because approximately 95 of all cats are moggies below is a list of 15 of the rarest cat breeds found today.
Rare cat breeds of the world. Depending on which source you use there are between 44 and 73 recognised cat breeds in the world. In case youre curious which breeds round out the top 10 rarest cats they are Peterbald Burmilla Sokoke Minskin and California Spangled Cat. One of the older rarest cat breeds that dates back to the 16th century the Turkish Angora almost became extinct in the 20th century before caretakers in their home country of Turkey began collecting them for breeding and preservation initially housing them within a zoo.
These rare cat breeds join the ranks of Bengals the American bobtail the Cornish Rex the American Wirehair and the Norwegian Forest Cat. Korat Korats are one of the oldest and rarest cats in the world. Is it the way it looks.
The Minskin is an extremely rare breed in that it is a hybrid between two other rare breeds that we often see in the world today The Sphynx and the Munchkin cat breeds. A rare color combination how difficult it is to find the particular breed of cat and a breeder or it can be as simple as being a newly registered or recognized cat breed. Due to the decline in habitat hunting these cats have been rapidly declining.
Find out - plus meet some of the worlds most rare cat breeds - in my storyboard. The Turkish Van is not only one of the rarest cat breeds it is also one of the most ancient. Although previously thought to be a hybrid breed crossed with wild cats DNA tests have proved otherwise.
Below we have compiled a list of the 12 rarest cat breeds in the world. It is believed that the isolation of the breed helped preserve its unique features. In May of 2008 the ACFA acknowledged the Peterbald for Championship class rivalry.
The breed developed from cross breeding the African Serval Cat and the Asian leopard cat. Do you have any of these rare-breed. This type existed in Iraq Iran southwest Soviet Union and eastern turkey.