Which Cat Is That?

Field Guide

DIRECTIONS: Twelve cats, all side on. Start with the first: the plain ordinary cat.
Each pair side by side differs by ONE thing.
a line drawing of a British Shorthair cat standing side on
British Shorthair
The plain one. Round head, full cheeks, short thick legs — the cat the others depart from.
a line drawing of a Persian cat standing side on
Persian
The same round head, but the face is pushed FLAT and the coat is long enough to hide the legs.
a line drawing of a Siamese cat standing side on
Siamese
Long and slender, with a wedge-shaped head and ears far too big for it.
a line drawing of a Devon Rex cat standing side on
Devon Rex
Bigger ears still, on a smaller head — and a short curly coat.
a line drawing of a Scottish Fold cat standing side on
Scottish Fold
Ears folded FORWARD and flat, so the head looks like a smooth round cap.
a line drawing of an American Curl cat standing side on
American Curl
Ears curled the other way — BACKWARD, arching away from the face.
a line drawing of a Manx cat standing side on
Manx
No tail at all, and back legs longer than the front, so the rump sits high.
a line drawing of a Japanese Bobtail cat standing side on
Japanese Bobtail
A short kinked tail carried like a pom-pom — a tail that is there, not one that is missing.
a line drawing of a Munchkin cat standing side on
Munchkin
An ordinary cat on very short legs — longer than it is tall.
a line drawing of a Maine Coon cat standing side on
Maine Coon
The biggest. Tufts on the ear tips, a ruff at the neck, and a huge bushy tail.
a line drawing of a Sphynx cat standing side on
Sphynx
No coat at all, so the skin folds into wrinkles at the forehead and shoulders.
a line drawing of a Bengal cat standing side on
Bengal
Rosettes — spots with a second outline round them, not plain spots.