Breed Recognition (scroll down for list of breeds)

Section 1 – Recognition of Established Breeds

REFR accepts all recognized breeds from all recognized registries for registration.  

Section 2 –  Recognition of New Breeds

Rare Exotic Feline Registry accepts new breeds for registration if they are phenotypically different from other established breeds and if requirements have been met for establishment of the breed.  There must be a minimum of twenty-five cats who meet the guidelines for the new breed.  Those registrations should be submitted at the time of the application of the new breed.

Section 3 – Application for Registration of New Breeds

Applications may be made for registering new  breeds of cats following the guidelines of the approved application form.

Section 4 – Registration Limitations

It is understood that REFR provides registration services for the purpose of maintaining a stud book and foundation book of registered cats and breeder listings to facilitate the development and promotion of each breed. 

Section 5 – Breeds Accepted for Registration

REFR accepts the following breeds of cats for registration.  

Abyssinian – ABY
Alpine Lynx – ALP
American Bobtail -ABT
American Curl – ACL  
American Keuda – AKE
American Fold Shorthair-AFS
American Fold Longhair-AFL
American Straight Shorthair-ASS
American Straight Long Hair-ASL
American Lynx – ALX
American Miniature Cat – AMC
American Polydactyl – APD 
American Longhair – ALH
American Shorthair – ASH
American Wirehair – AWH 
Asian – ASN 
Asian Leopard Cat – ALC
Australian Mist – AMS
Balinese – BAL
Bambino – BBO 
BamBob – BMB
Bambino Curl – BBC
Bengal – BGL 
Birman – BIR  
Bobcat- BCT
Bombay – BOM
Bramble – BRA
Brazilian Shorthair – BZS
Bristol – BRI  
British Longhair – BLH
British Shorthair – BSH British Ice Longhair-BCL
British Ice Shorthair-BCS
Burmese – BUR
Burmilla – BML 
California Spangled – CSP
California Toyger – CTO
Caracal – CRL
Chartreux – CHX  
Chausie – CHA  
Chinese Harlequin – CHQ
Chinese Tank Cat – CTC 
Color Point Shorthair – CSH
Copper – COP
Cornish Rex – CRX
Cymric – CYM
Curly Tail Cat – CTL 
Desert Lynx – DLX
Devon Rex – DRX
Donskoy – DSK

Dossow – DOS
Dwelf – DWF
Egyptian Mau – EGM  
Exotic Shorthair – ESH
Elf – ELF
Experimental – EXP
Fishing Cat – FCT
Foldex – FEX
Gao Taem – GTM
Genetta – GEN
Geoffroy’s Cat – GRY
German Longhair – GLH
Havana – HAV
Hemingway Curl – HCL

Hibernian Lynx- HBL
Highland Fold – HFD  
Highland Lynx – HLX 
Highlander – HDR
Himalayan – HIM
Jaguarette – JGR 
Jaguarundi Curl – JAG
Japanese Bobtail – JBT  
Javanese – JAV 
Jungala – JLA
Jungle Cat -JCT
Junglebob – JBB
Jungle Curl– JCL
Jungle Lynx – JLX
Khao Manee – KMN
Kinkalow – KKL
Korat – KOR 
Lambkin – LMK
LaPerm – LAP
Maine Coon – MCN  
Manx – MNX
Meerkat – MKT
Minskin – MSK 
Mohave Bob – MHB 
Mokave Jag Cat – MJC
Mojave Spotted – MJS
Mountain Bobs – MTN
Munchkin – MUN 
Napoleon – NAP
Niebelung – NBL  
Norwegian Forest Cat- NFC   

Ocicat – OCI
Ojos Azules – OJA  
Oriental Longhair – OLH
Oriental Shorthair- OSH
Owyhee Bobs – OWY
Pantherette -PAN  
Persian – PER  
Peterbald – PET
Pharaoh-PHA
Pixiebob – PXB 
Puppykat – PPK
Ragdoll – RGD  
Ragamuffin – RGM 
Ruffle – RUF 
Russian Blue – RBL

Rusty Spotted Cat-RSC 
Safari – SAF  
Sashkin Rex – SAR
Savannah – SAV  
Scottish Fold – SFD
Scottish Longhair – SLH
Scottish Shorthair – SSH
Selkirk Rex – SRX  
Serengeti – SGT 
Serval – SER
Siamese – SIA  
Siberian – SIB  
Singapura – SGP 
Skookum – SKO 
Sokoke – SOK
Snowbob – SNB
Snowshoe – SNS  
Somali – SOM  
Sphynx – SPX 
Tennessee Bobtail – TNB
Tiffany – TIF  
Tigrette– TIG
Tonkinese – TON 
Toyger – TOY
Tundra – TUN
Traditional Siamese – TSI 
Turkish Angora – TKA  
Turkish Van – TVN
Vienna Woods – VNW  
Viverral – VIV 
York Chocolate – YKC

Section 6 – Breed Codes

Each accepted breed is designated by a three-letter breed code, listed above to the right of each breed.