| Did you know that the Cat Fancier's Association of | | | | Sphynx. |
| America (CFA) recognizes 41 cat breeds? Usually | | | | The largest domestic breed is the Maine Coon cat, |
| when people talk about breeds, they're normally | | | | which did originate from Maine. Some males of the |
| talking about dogs. Most people don't recognize how | | | | breed can weigh up to 25 pounds. The smallest cat is |
| many different cat breeds there are, and are usually | | | | the Singapura, which is from Singapore. These cats |
| stunned to find out how many there are. | | | | rarely weigh more than 8 pounds. |
| Currently the CFA officially recognizes 40 cats. | | | | Not all popular breeds are approved by the CFA. |
| Currently the Ragamuffin cat is only recognize with | | | | Some of these breeds include the Bengal, California |
| provisional status. This is the last step before this | | | | Spangled Cat, Himalayan, Cymric, and the Nebelung. |
| breed becomes officially recognized which will bring | | | | The reason the CFA doesn't recognize some of |
| the total up to 41. | | | | these cats is that some of them incorporate wild |
| Currently the top 10 cat breeds listed in order are | | | | animals into their breeding, or the breed has not been |
| Persians, Maine Coons, Exotic, Siamese, Abyssinian, | | | | developed enough, or the breed association has not |
| Ragdoll, Birman, American shorthair, Oriental, and the | | | | approach the CFA about officially recognizing them. |