Cat coat types

domestic cat with black fur

domestic cat with a distinctive coat marked by stripes, dots, lines, or other patterns

coat pattern in domestic cats

two-color coat coloring found almost exclusively in female cats

cat having fur of two colors

genetics responsible for the appearance of a cat's fur

form of coloration

thumb|upright|A piebald horse, Tobiano pattern

cat is any whose fur is completely or primarily gray

breed of cat

thumb|A domestic shorthair cat with seal (black) point colouration. Acromelanism is a genetic condition that results in pigmentation being affected by temperature. Generally it creates a colourpoint pattern where the main body is light while the colder parts such as legs and ears are dark. It is commonly known for the colouration of Siamese, and other colourpoint cats, but can be found in many other species including dogs, rabbits, rats, mice, guinea pigs, minks, and gerbils. It is a specific type of point colouration, as the extremities of an animal are a different colour to the rest of the b