Somali — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)

Somali — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)

Facts below are extracted verbatim field-values and section headings from the official CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association) breed standard. The standard text is copyrighted by the respective registry; only factual data points and outline headings are quoted, not descriptive narrative. Source: https://cfa.org / https://tica.org.

Facts (verbatim field values from the official standard)

• Size: Must be in proportion.
• COAT: texture very soft to the touch, extremely fine and double Cinnamon.
• COLOR: warm and glowing.
• Temperament: Unchallenging.

Standard outline (section headings)

• HEAD (25)
• large with slightly rounded tips and COAT/COLOR/PATTERN:
• APHRODITE BREED GROUP (APS/APL)
• Outer edge of eye points to center of ear ALLOWANCES:
• WITHHOLD ALL AWARDS (WW):
• width to balance the depth and width of DEFINITIONS:
• ONLY
• B E N G A L B R E E D G R O U P (BG/BGL)
• Colors:
• BODY:
• BURMILLA BREED GROUP (BM, BML)
• Color:
• for the extremities to be slightly WITHHOLD ALL AWARDS (WW):
• OTHER:
• GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
• CORNISH REX (CR) COAT/COLOR/PATTERN:
• yellow eye color preferred, hazel to light COLORS:
• H A V A N A (HB) CONDITION/BALANCE/TEMPERA-
• MENT:
• HIGHLANDER BREED GROUP (HG/HGS)
• COAT/COLOR/PATTERN:
• Pattern:
• DEFINITION OF LONGHAIR OR
• HOUSEHOLD PET (HH)
• COLOR DIVISIONS All categories, all CONDITION:
• WITHHOLD ALL AWARDS DIAGRAMS:
• LYKOI (LY)
• show standard, can be used for BODY:
• seventy percent range of dark black WITHHOLD ALL AWARDS (WW):
• COAT:
• MINUET BREED GROUP (MNT/MNL)
• HEAD:
• MINSKIN (MS) The temples (forehead in front of WITHHOLD ALL AWARDS (WW):
• DIVISION:
• Mitted Pattern:
• shall be considered mandatory disqualifications:
• continued to breed, Siamese of the WITHHOLD ALL AWARDS (WW):
• TENNESSEE REX (TR/TRS)