What does each club give for Tail length in the Manx?

FIFE, Tail length: under 3 cm; WCF, Tail length: under 4 cm.

Manx breed standards compared

Each column is one club's published standard. An empty cell means the club says nothing on that point in our records.

Clubs compared: TICA, CFA, FIFE, GCCF, WCF, ACFA, CCA, LOOF.

Size

Size
Measure	TICA	CFA	FIFE	GCCF	WCF	ACFA	CCA	LOOF
Tail length	No ruling	No ruling	under 3 cm	No ruling	under 4 cm	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	TICA	CFA	FIFE	GCCF	WCF	ACFA	CCA	LOOF
Head shapeRound	Standard (“Rounded and slightly longer than broad.”)	Standard (“round head with prominent cheeks”)	Standard (“Fairly large and round”)	Standard (“Fairly round and large with prominent cheeks”)	Standard (“The head is large and rounded”)	Standard (“round head with firm, round muzzle”)	Standard (“make the head appear round.”)	Standard (“broad with well rounded contours”)
Head shapeBroad	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The head is broad”)
Facial profileDished (concave)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“descending in a slightly concave curve.”)
Facial profileStraight	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fault (“Foreshortened, flat, straight nose profile”)	Fault (“Nose break or straight nose.”)	No ruling
Facial profileNose break	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fault (“Nose break or straight nose.”)	No ruling
Eye shapeRound	Standard (“Rounded and large”)	Standard (“large, round and full.”)	Standard (“Medium and rounded.”)	Standard (“Large and round and set obliquely”)	Standard (“The eyes are large and round.”)	Standard (“Eyes should be round and full”)	Standard (“The round eyes are full”)	Standard (“Round, large and wide open”)
Eye setWide-set	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“well apart from each other”)
Eye setClose-set	Fault (“eyes set close together”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Ear sizeMedium	Standard (“Medium-sized, set wide apart”)	Standard (“Medium in size in proportion to the head”)	Standard (“Medium in size, open at the base”)	Standard (“These should be medium in size”)	Standard (“The ears are medium sized”)	Standard (“Medium in size”)	No ruling	Standard (“medium to small in size”)
Ear sizeSmall	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Alternate (“medium to small in size”)
Ear setHigh	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“set rather high on the head”)	Standard (“placed relatively high on the head.”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Ear tipRounded	Standard (“tapering to rounded tip.”)	Standard (“tapering gradually to a rounded tip.”)	Standard (“tapering to a rounded tip”)	Standard (“tapering to a narrow, rounded tip”)	Standard (“narrowing to rounded tips.”)	Standard (“tapering gradually to a rounded tip”)	Standard (“taper gradually to a rounded tip.”)	Standard (“rounded at the tip”)
Ear tipTufted (lynx tips)	Alternate (“Lynx tips allowed.”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Alternate (“may have ear tufts at the tip... this is permissible.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Ear carriageErect (prick)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fault (“Upright ears.”)	No ruling
Body typeCobby	Standard (“Cobby, medium-sized body.”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“the short, cobby appearance.”)	No ruling	Standard (“Cobby type”)
Body typeCompact	No ruling	Standard (“solidly muscled, compact and well-balanced”)	Standard (“Solid, compact (not cobby) and muscled.”)	Standard (“Solid, compact with good breadth of chest”)	Standard (“solid and compact.”)	Standard (“compact, with a short back”)	Standard (“Solidly muscled, compact and well-balanced”)	Standard (“the body is compact”)
Bone and substanceHeavy	Standard (“Boning: Substantial to heavy.”)	Standard (“heavily boned”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Bone and substanceFine (light)	Fault (“fine boning”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fault (“fine bone”)	Fault (“Delicate or fine bone structure.”)	Disqualifying (“Delicate bone.”)
Leg lengthMedium	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Medium, the legs”)
ToesNormal	No ruling	Standard (“five toes in front and four behind.”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“5 toes in front and 4 in back.”)	No ruling	No ruling
ToesPolydactyl (extra toes)	No ruling	Disqualifying (“incorrect number of toes”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Extra toes.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Tail lengthTailless	No ruling	Standard (“TAILLESS: appearing to be absolute in the perfect specimen.”)	No ruling	Standard (“Exhibits should appear tailless”)	No ruling	Standard (“The Manx should appear tailless.”)	Standard (“The breed is a tailless, round bodied cat.”)	Standard (“Tail: It is absent.”)
Tail lengthRumpy	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Absolute absence of tail”)	No ruling	Standard (“The tail is completely absent.”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Tail lengthRumpy riser	Alternate (“No penalty for a rise of bone or cartilage”)	Alternate (“A rise of bone at the end of the spine is allowed”)	Standard (“A tiny rise of bone”)	Alternate (“minor rises will be permitted”)	Standard (“The spine rises at the base upwards to a slight bow”)	Alternate (“There is no penalty for a rise of bone or cartilage”)	Alternate (“This rise is not to be penalized if not visible.”)	Alternate (“no penalty for a slight swelling of cartilage”)
Tail lengthStumpy	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“A definite short tail no longer than 3cm”)	No ruling	Standard (“The tail should not be longer than 3 - 4 cm.”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Tail lengthLongy	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Longie: Tail of medium length.”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Tail lengthLong	Fault (“Long and/or whippy tail in MXT/CYT”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Tail shapeTapering	Alternate (“Tapered or blunt end is acceptable.”)	Standard (“the width tapering to a rounded end”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Tail shapeStraight	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Straight and flexible without bends or kinks.”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Tail shapeKinked	No ruling	Fault (“any deviations, kinks or faults.”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Tail shapeWhip	Fault (“Long and/or whippy tail in MXT/CYT”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Neck lengthShort	Standard (“Neck: Short and thick.”)	Standard (“Short, thick neck.”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“short, thick neck.”)	Standard (“Short, thick neck.”)	Standard (“the neck is very short”)
Neck lengthLong	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fault (“Long neck.”)	No ruling
Muzzle lengthMedium	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“moderate in length and width”)	No ruling	No ruling
StopNone	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“without a definite break ("stop").”)	No ruling	Standard (“curved, but without a stop.”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
StopSlight	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“a gentle dip from forehead to nose”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Alternate (“A slight stop is allowed.”)
StopPronounced	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fault (“too pronounced a stop”)
ChestBroad	Standard (“to show off a broad chest.”)	Standard (“the broad, deep chest.”)	Standard (“Broad and well-developed chest.”)	Standard (“good breadth of chest”)	Standard (“display a broad chest.”)	Standard (“Stout in appearance, with broad chest”)	Standard (“the broad deep chest.”)	No ruling
ChestDeep	No ruling	Standard (“the broad, deep chest.”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“the broad deep chest.”)	No ruling
ChestNarrow	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fault (“Narrow chest, ribs, hips or flank.”)	No ruling
Eye shapeOblique	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Large and round and set obliquely”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Eye sizeLarge	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Large and round and set obliquely”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
BiteLevel bite	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Firm chin and even bite”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
BiteMalocclusion	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Uneven bite”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	TICA	CFA	FIFE	GCCF	WCF	ACFA	CCA	LOOF
Locket	Alternate (“White button or lockets are permitted and are not penalized.”)	Alternate (“White buttons and/or lockets allowed.”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Alternate (“Buttons and lockets are not considered faults”)	Alternate (“NOTE: WHITE LOCKETS AND BUTTONS ARE PERMITTED.”)	No ruling
Buttons	Alternate (“White button or lockets are permitted and are not penalized.”)	Alternate (“White buttons and/or lockets allowed.”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Alternate (“Buttons and lockets are not considered faults”)	Alternate (“NOTE: WHITE LOCKETS AND BUTTONS ARE PERMITTED.”)	No ruling
Blaze	No ruling	Standard (“A blaze of red and/or cream on the face is desirable.”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“A blaze on the face is desirable.”)	Standard (“A “blaze” is desirable.”)	No ruling
Patch	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Alternate (“(patch) of another colour on the head is not to be considered a fault”)	No ruling

Manx colors and patterns

What each club's breed standard says about every Manx color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.

Breed standards describe the Manx in Black, White, Blue, Lilac, Silver, Brown, Chocolate, Cinnamon, Red, Cream and Fawn. Standard patterns: Solid, Bicolour, Mackerel tabby, Classic tabby, Spotted tabby, Ticked tabby, Tortoiseshell, Calico, Torbie, Van, Smoke, Shaded, Chinchilla and Caliby.

Coat: rulings by club
Color or pattern	TICA	CFA	FIFE	GCCF
Black	Standard	Standard (“Black”)	Standard	Standard
White	Standard	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“white”)	Standard
Blue	Standard	Standard (“Blue”)	Standard	Standard
Lilac	Standard	Disqualifying (“lavender”)	Standard	Not recognised (“lilac”)
Silver	No ruling	Standard (“Silver”)	No ruling	No ruling
Brown	No ruling	Standard (“Brown Tabby”)	No ruling	No ruling
Chocolate	Standard	Disqualifying (“chocolate”)	Standard	Not recognised (“chocolate”)
Cinnamon	Standard	Standard	Standard	Not recognised (“cinnamon”)
Red	Standard	Standard (“Red”)	Standard	Standard
Cream	Standard	Standard (“Cream”)	Standard	Standard
Fawn	Standard	Standard	Standard	Not recognised (“fawn”)
Patterns
Solid	No ruling	Standard (“Manx solid colors”)	No ruling	No ruling
Bicolour	No ruling	Standard (“Bi-Color”)	Standard (“with white”)	No ruling
Mackerel tabby	No ruling	Standard (“Mackerel Tabby”)	No ruling	No ruling
Classic tabby	No ruling	Standard (“Classic Tabby”)	No ruling	No ruling
Spotted tabby	No ruling	Standard (“Spotted Tabby”)	No ruling	No ruling
Ticked tabby	No ruling	Standard (“Ticked Tabby”)	No ruling	No ruling
Tortoiseshell	No ruling	Standard (“Tortoiseshell”)	No ruling	No ruling
Calico	No ruling	Standard (“Calico”)	No ruling	No ruling
Torbie	No ruling	Standard (“Patched Tabby”)	No ruling	No ruling
Van	No ruling	Standard (“van patterns”)	No ruling	No ruling
Smoke	No ruling	Standard (“Smoke”)	No ruling	No ruling
Shaded	No ruling	Standard (“Shaded”)	No ruling	No ruling
Chinchilla	No ruling	Standard (“Chinchilla”)	No ruling	No ruling
Caliby	No ruling	Standard (“Calico”)	No ruling	No ruling
Pointed	No ruling	Disqualifying (“pointed”)	No ruling	Not recognised (“colour-pointed”)

Eyes: rulings by club
Color or pattern	CFA	FIFE
Blue	Standard (“blue-eyed”)	Standard (“deep blue / intense deep blue”)
Hazel	Standard (“hazel”)	No ruling
Orange	No ruling	Standard (“copper or deep orange”)
Copper	Standard (“gold to copper”)	Standard (“copper or deep orange”)
Yellow	No ruling	Standard (“golden yellow”)
Gold	Standard (“gold to copper”)	Standard (“golden yellow”)
Green	Standard (“green”)	Standard (“green”)
Aqua	No ruling	Standard (“aquamarine”)
Patterns
Odd-eyed	Standard (“odd-eyed”)	Standard (“odd eyed”)

Nose: rulings by club
Color or pattern	CFA
Black	Standard (“black”)
Blue	Standard (“blue”)
Brick red	Standard (“brick red”)
Pink	Standard (“pink”)

Paw pads: rulings by club
Color or pattern	CFA
Black	Standard (“black”)
Blue	Standard (“blue”)
Brown	Standard (“brown”)
Brick red	Standard (“brick red”)
Pink	Standard (“pink”)

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Disqualifying: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this colour or pattern.
Not recognised: The club does not accept this colour or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Manx's colors can change over its life.

Brownchanges toCopal
Coat · With age · from 0 to 52 weeks
Blackchanges toRusset
Coat · Progressive
Whitechanges toShaded
Coat · With age
Whitechanges toChinchilla
Coat · With age
Bluechanges toTortoiseshell
Coat · With age
Blackchanges toBrown
Coat · With body condition · can change back
Blackchanges toBrown
Coat · In the sun · can change back
Blackchanges toBrown
Coat · Progressive
Whitechanges toPointed
Coat · With age · from 1 to 52 weeks
Solidchanges toSmoke
Coat · With age · from 3 to 104 weeks
Bluechanges toGreen
Eyes · With age · from 4 to 17 weeks
Bluechanges toYellow
Eyes · With age · from 4 to 17 weeks
Bluechanges toGold
Eyes · With age · from 4 to 17 weeks
Bluechanges toCopper
Eyes · With age · from 4 to 17 weeks
Bluechanges toOrange
Eyes · With age · from 4 to 17 weeks
Bluechanges toHazel
Eyes · With age · from 4 to 17 weeks
Bluechanges toAmber
Eyes · With age · from 4 to 17 weeks
Pinkchanges toSeal
Nose · With age · from 1 to 52 weeks
Pinkchanges toBlue
Nose · With age · from 1 to 52 weeks
Pinkchanges toChocolate
Nose · With age · from 1 to 52 weeks
Pinkchanges toLilac
Nose · With age · from 1 to 52 weeks
Pinkchanges toSeal
Paw pads · With age · from 1 to 52 weeks
Pinkchanges toBlue
Paw pads · With age · from 1 to 52 weeks
Pinkchanges toChocolate
Paw pads · With age · from 1 to 52 weeks
Pinkchanges toLilac
Paw pads · With age · from 1 to 52 weeks

Sources

Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.

Published standards

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