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35 breeds profiled on origin, coat, size, and temperament. Profiles show recorded sources and the limits of their editorial trait scores. Filter by what matters to you in a Singapore flat.

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35 breeds

Abyssinian cat breed Gets on with others Abyssinian Unclear, likely Southeast Asia or Egypt-adjacent (bred in Britain) One of the oldest recognised breeds by name, though its exact geographic origin is genu… medium · short coat Flat-friendly American Curl cat breed Great for flats American Curl United States Instantly recognisable for its backward-curling ears, a spontaneous natural mutation fi… medium · short coat Flat-friendly American Shorthair cat breed Beginner-friendly American Shorthair United States Descended from working cats brought to North America, bred into a standardised, robust,… medium · short coat Flat-friendly Balinese cat breed Great for flats Balinese United States (natural long-haired Siamese mutation) Essentially a Siamese with a longer, silkier coat, from a natural mutation within Siame… medium · medium coat Flat-friendly Bengal cat breed Bengal United States (1980s, Asian leopard cat hybrid) Developed from crossing domestic cats with the Asian leopard cat, giving a wild-looking… medium · short coat Flat-friendly Birman cat breed Beginner-friendly Birman Myanmar (developed in France) A gentle, colourpoint semi-longhair distinguished by pure white "gloves" on all four pa… medium · semi-long coat Flat-friendly Bombay cat breed Great for flats Bombay United States (1950s, Burmese x American Shorthair) Bred to resemble a miniature black panther: solid black coat, copper eyes, a Burmese-li… medium · short coat Flat-friendly British Shorthair cat breed Low-energy flat cat British Shorthair United Kingdom A round-faced, dense-coated, sturdy breed with a famously easygoing, undemanding temper… large · short coat Flat-friendly Burmese cat breed Great for flats Burmese Myanmar (historically Burma), developed in the US A compact, muscular breed with a short, glossy coat and a reputation as one of the more… medium · short coat Flat-friendly Chartreux cat breed Beginner-friendly Chartreux France A robust French breed with a dense blue-grey woolly coat and copper-gold eyes, often de… medium · short coat Flat-friendly Cornish Rex cat breed Gets on with others Cornish Rex United Kingdom (Cornwall, 1950s) A curly, extremely short coat caused by a natural mutation (lacking the guard hairs mos… small · short coat Flat-friendly Devon Rex cat breed Gets on with others Devon Rex United Kingdom (Devon, 1960s) A separate curly-coated mutation from the Cornish Rex, with large ears and an elfin fac… small · short coat Flat-friendly Domestic Shorthair cat breed Beginner-friendly Domestic Shorthair Worldwide (no single origin, not a pedigreed breed) Not a breed in the pedigree sense, a domestic shorthair is any short-haired cat without… medium · short coat Flat-friendly Egyptian Mau cat breed Very affectionate Egyptian Mau Egypt One of the few naturally spotted domestic breeds and reportedly the fastest domestic ca… medium · short coat Flat-friendly Exotic Shorthair cat breed Low-energy flat cat Exotic Shorthair United States Sometimes called the "lazy man's Persian": the same flat-faced, cobby, plush-coated loo… medium · short coat Flat-friendly Himalayan cat breed Low-energy flat cat Himalayan United States and United Kingdom A Persian and Siamese cross that combines the Persian's flat face, cobby body and flowi… medium · long coat Flat-friendly Japanese Bobtail cat breed Great for flats Japanese Bobtail Japan An ancient natural breed from Japan with a unique short "pom-pom" tail, unlike any othe… medium · short coat Flat-friendly Maine Coon cat breed Beginner-friendly Maine Coon United States (Maine) One of the largest domestic breeds, with a shaggy, water-resistant coat developed for c… large · long coat Flat-friendly Manx cat breed Beginner-friendly Manx Isle of Man (United Kingdom) A naturally tailless breed from the Isle of Man, with a round, deep-flanked body, a dis… medium · short coat Flat-friendly Munchkin cat breed Great for flats Munchkin United States (1990s) Defined by a genetic mutation that shortens the legs. Otherwise a normally proportioned… small · short coat Flat-friendly Norwegian Forest Cat cat breed Beginner-friendly Norwegian Forest Cat Norway A natural landrace breed from Scandinavia with a dense, water-resistant double coat bui… large · long coat Flat-friendly Ocicat cat breed Great for flats Ocicat United States A wild-looking spotted breed with entirely domestic ancestry, developed from Siamese, A… large · short coat Flat-friendly Oriental Shorthair cat breed Great for flats Oriental Shorthair United Kingdom (Siamese-derived) A Siamese-bodied breed developed to carry a huge range of coat colours and patterns bey… medium · short coat Flat-friendly Persian cat breed Low-energy flat cat Persian Iran (historically Persia) One of the oldest recognised breeds, with a flat ('peke-faced') modern show type and a … medium · long coat Flat-friendly Ragamuffin cat breed Low-energy flat cat Ragamuffin United States (1990s, Ragdoll offshoot) A separately recognised offshoot of the Ragdoll with a wider colour range and slightly … large · long coat Flat-friendly Ragdoll cat breed Low-energy flat cat Ragdoll United States (1960s) Known for going limp when picked up (the trait the breed is named for) and a famously p… large · medium coat Flat-friendly Russian Blue cat breed Great for flats Russian Blue Russia (Archangel) A short-haired blue-grey breed with a dense double coat and green eyes. Reserved with s… medium · short coat Flat-friendly Scottish Fold cat breed Beginner-friendly Scottish Fold Scotland (1960s) Known for the folded-forward ears caused by a cartilage mutation, the same mutation tha… medium · short coat Flat-friendly Siamese cat breed Great for flats Siamese Thailand (historically Siam) One of the most recognisable breeds: a lean body, blue eyes, and a distinctive colourpo… medium · short coat Flat-friendly Singapura cat breed Great for flats Singapura Singapore A small, sepia-ticked cat often described as curious and people-oriented. Its connectio… small · short coat Flat-friendly Snowshoe cat breed Great for flats Snowshoe United States A cross of Siamese and bicolour American Shorthair, the Snowshoe combines pointed colou… medium · short coat Flat-friendly Somali cat breed Gets on with others Somali United States/Canada (natural long-haired Abyssinian mutation) A longer-haired offshoot of the Abyssinian carrying the same ticked coat pattern in a f… medium · medium coat Flat-friendly Sphynx cat breed Gets on with others Sphynx Canada (1960s) Hairless (a fine down covers the skin), which means no shedding but a real weekly bathi… medium · hairless coat Flat-friendly Tonkinese cat breed Great for flats Tonkinese Canada (Burmese and Siamese ancestry) A deliberate cross of Burmese and Siamese that lands squarely between the two: more act… medium · short coat Flat-friendly Turkish Angora cat breed Beginner-friendly Turkish Angora Turkey (Ankara) A naturally occurring long-haired breed from central Turkey, historically associated wi… small · long coat Flat-friendly