Different Types Of Tabby Cat Patterns
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Different types of tabby cat patterns. You are probably wondering how a completely black cat can be a tabby but take a look at her coat on a sunny day and you will notice the hidden tabby markings all over her body. Mackerel classic spotted and ticked. Cats with these patterns have swirls all over their body and the rings around their legs that are much wider than the rings of the mackerel tabby type which will be discussed next. Specific breeds have variations of the four tabby patterns the sokoke coat pattern consists of a modified classic tabby and the bengal coat can consist of marbled arrowhead pawprint doughnut and clouded the latter three are variations of the spotted pattern.
The term calico much like tabby refers to a pattern of colors rather than a breed. There are five types of tabby coat patterns each possessing its own unique markings. The cat pictured in this chart has a very high color contrast which shows his whorls clearly. The hybrid bengal sports a good example of this pattern as do ocicats.
The classic tabby is characterized by the bullseye on its side as well as an m pattern just above its eyes. We ve listed them below alongside photos of each. If a cat has three colors and the distinctive tabby forehead marking they re a calico tabby. They are usually colored brown and red with the most prominent markings on the cat s head or legs.
Many american shorthair cats demonstrate this pattern. Patched tabby cats are also known as tortoiseshell cats with separate patches around his legs and head. Calico cats have three colors. This pattern usually has whorls ending in a target on the side of the cat.
Within their calico spots they may have tabby stripes. The tabby s letter m. White orange and black. Tabbies come in a wide variety of colors including orange brown silver gray and black.
The spotted tabby cat pattern is similar to the mackerel or classic pattern except the stripes or swirls are broken rather than continuous giving rise to a spotty pattern on the body. Some of the different tabby breeds include the abyssinian domestic shorthair and american bobtail. Classic tabby pattern arguably one of the commonest tabby types the classic tabby patterned cat is blotched or marbled. See if you can figure out which tabby your cat is.
It has the blended characteristics that have patterns of one or all the different tabby markings.