| Oriental Longhair | |
|---|---|
 Oriental Longhair (solid black). | |
| Other names | British Angora Javanese Foreign Longhair Mandarin |
| Breed standards | |
| CFA | standard |
| FIFe | standard |
| TICA | standard |
| WCF | standard |
| ACF | standard |
| ACFA/CAA | standard |
| Domestic cat (Felis catus) | |
The Oriental Longhair is a variety of domestic cat closely related to the Oriental Shorthair. The Oriental Longhair in some registries, such as The International Cat Association (TICA), it is considered a separate breed. In others, such as the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA), it is a division, along with the short-haired variety, of a merged breed, the Oriental.[1] With no globally recognised naming convention, other cat fanciers may refer to this type as Foreign Longhair, Javanese or Mandarin.[2] It was formerly known as the British Angora before being renamed in 2002 by British cat fanciers in order to avoid confusion with the Turkish Angora.[3]
- ^ "Oriental". Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA). Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "siam-ori-en - wcf en". 2021-05-31. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ "Angora (British Angora) renamed Oriental Longhair in 2002". Pets Gallery website. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.