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| European Shorthair | |
|---|---|
 Brown tabby European Shorthair | |
| Origin | Sweden[1][2][3] |
| Breed standards | |
| FIFe | standard |
| WCF | standard |
| LOOF | standard |
| Domestic cat (Felis catus) | |
The European Shorthair, also known as the European [4] and Celtic/European Shorthair,[5] is a pedigreed cat breed. The breed's name has also been used to describe the landrace domestic cat of Europe, causing confusion as the pedigreed cats of this breed also should resemble the typical domestic cats of Europe.
The role as the cat breed resembling the original domestic cats of Europe was held until the beginning of the 20th century by the British Shorthair, even though stockier than the majority of common European cats, until 1949 when the European Shorthair was recognized by the Fédération internationale féline (FIFe). The oldest known European Shorthair registered in FIFe was born in 1940.[citation needed]
- ^ "European Shorthair". Catster.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "SVERAK". Archived from the original on 15 April 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Cat breed European Shorthair". Cat's Best. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ Fédération Internationale Féline (FIFe) (1 January 2023). "European breed standards FIFe" (PDF). fifeweb.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ World Cat Federation (WCF) (1 January 2010). "Celtic/European breed standards WCF" (PDF). wcf.de. Retrieved 13 August 2023.