Tiffanie cat

For the North American breed called the Chantilly-Tiffany or Foreign Longhair, see Chantilly-Tiffany.

Tiffanie
A black silver male Tiffanie
Other namesAsian Semi-longhair, Asian Longhair, Burmilla Longhair
Origin United Kingdom
Breed standards
WCFstandard
ACFstandard
GCCFstandard
LOOFstandard
SACC[https://en.woc.center/articles/standards-tif/ WOC standard, ANCATS standard standard]
Notes
In ACF and ANCATS only in silver or golden tipped and shaded.
Domestic cat (Felis catus)

The Tiffanie[1][2] is a cat breed similar to the Asian Shorthair except it has semi-long fur length. The breed belongs to the Asian Group[3][4][5] and is generally recognised in any of the Asian Shorthair or Burmese colours and patterns. Like the other cats in the Asian Group, the breed was developed during the 1980s in the United Kingdom by crossbreeding a Persian Chinchilla and a Burmese.[2][3][4][5][6]

In cat registries that recognise the breed, it is officially registered under the name Tiffanie[1][7][8] or within the Asian Group as Tiffanie[9] or Asian Longhair.[10] In some registries the colouration is restricted to silver or golden tipped or shaded, and the breed is registered as Burmilla Longhair[11] or Australian Tiffanie.[12][13] Among the cat fancy the breed is also known as the Asian Semi-longhair.

The Tiffanie is often confused with the now extinct and unrelated Chantilly-Tiffany, or Foreign Longhair, a longhaired North American breed originating from chocolate-brown cats of unknown origin.[2] Similarly, the Tiffany in the NZCF (New Zealand) refers to a Burmese longhair.[14][15][16]

  1. ^ a b "Breed Comparisons - Tiffanie | World Cat Congress". worldcatcongress.org. World Cat Congress. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Baggaley, Ann; Goddard, Jolyon; John, Katie (2014). The cat encyclopedia - the definitive visual guide (1st American ed.). London: Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 9781465419590. OCLC 859882932.
  3. ^ a b "Asian Group Breed Advisory Committee". www.asiangroupbac.co.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Asian Group Cat Society – Asian Cats: Burmillas, Tabbies, Smokes, Selfs and Tiffanies". Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b World Cat Congress (2017). The Royal Canin Cat Encyclopedia. France: Royal Canin.
  6. ^ Somerville, Louisa (2007). The Ultimate Guide to Cat Breeds. Edison, N.J.: Chartwell Books. p. 98. ISBN 9780785822646.
  7. ^ "Breed Standard of Points - Tiffanie". TSACC.org.za. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Registration Rules - Version A 19-Jan-2023 4". TICA.org. Version A 19-Jan-2023 4. Under 37.7 Category VI: Experimental (Developing) Breeds - 307.7 Category VI Breeds. The International Cat Association. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Breed standards" (PDF). The Governing Council of the Cat Fancy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  10. ^ "Asian, English Burmese & Burmilla". m.loof.asso.fr. Livre Officiel des Origines Félines. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
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  14. ^ "Tiffany". nzcf.com. New Zealand Cat Fancy. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  15. ^ "WCF EMS code". WCF.info. World Cat Federation. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Tiffany - Breed Standard" (PDF). nzcf.com. New Zealand Cat Fancy. January 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2023.