United Pet Club

Guinea Pig pattern

Tortoiseshell

Black (or blue, chocolate) mixed or patched with red (or cream) with little or no white, almost always in female cats; in rabbits an orange coat shaded black at the extremities.

42 Guinea Pig breeds list Tortoiseshell. It is in a club standard for 9 breeds.

Breeds whose standards accept Tortoiseshell

BreedACBABCC
AbyssinianStandard (“Tortoise Shell”)Standard (“Brindle/Tortoiseshell”)
Abyssinian SatinStandard (“Tortoise Shell”)No ruling
AmericanStandard (“Tortoise Shell”)No ruling
CoronetStandard (“Tortoise Shell”)No ruling
PeruvianStandard (“Tortoise Shell”)No ruling
Silkie (Sheltie)Standard (“Tortoise Shell”)No ruling
TeddyStandard (“Tortoise Shell”)No ruling
TexelStandard (“Tortoise Shell”)No ruling
White CrestedStandard (“Tortoise Shell”)No ruling

Breeds where Tortoiseshell is disqualified or not accepted

Breed
AbyssinianMarked
AbyssinianAny Other Variety
Abyssinian SatinMarked
Abyssinian SatinAny Other Variety
Alpaca
AlpacaMarked
AlpacaAny Other Variety
AmericanMarked
AmericanAny Other Variety
American Crested
American CrestedMarked
American CrestedAny Other Variety
CoronetMarked
CoronetAny Other Variety
Lunkarya
LunkaryaMarked
LunkaryaAny Other Variety
Merino
MerinoMarked
MerinoAny Other Variety
PeruvianMarked
PeruvianAny Other Variety
Rex
RexMarked
RexAny Other Variety
Silkie (Sheltie)Marked
Silkie (Sheltie)Any Other Variety
TeddyMarked
TeddyAny Other Variety
TexelMarked
TexelAny Other Variety
White CrestedMarked
White CrestedAny Other Variety
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