United Pet Club

Gatto pattern

Tabby

Agouti hairs with dark stripes, swirls or spots and an M on the forehead; the umbrella for mackerel, classic, spotted and ticked tabby.

47 Gatto breeds list Tabby. It is in a club standard for 43 breeds.

Breeds whose standards accept Tabby

BreedTICACFAFIFEGCCFWCFCCA
American BobtailDa standard (“lynx points”)Da standard (“Lynx Point”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
American CurlDa standard (“Tabby”)Da standard (“Lynx Point”)Da standard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
American ShorthairDa standard (“Tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
American WirehairDa standard (“Tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Angora TurcoNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
BalineseDa standard (“lynx points”)Da standard (“Lynx Point”)Da standard (“tabby”)Da standard (“Tabby Point”)No rulingNo ruling
Bobtail GiapponeseDa standard (“Tabby”)Da standard (“Tabby/Patterned”)Da standard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
British LonghairDa standard (“Tabby”)No rulingDa standard (“tabby”)Da standard (“Tabby Colourpointed”)No rulingNo ruling
British ShorthairDa standard (“Tabby”)No rulingDa standard (“tabby”)Da standard (“Tabby Colourpointed”)Da standard (“silver tabbies”)No ruling
Colorpoint ShorthairNo rulingDa standard (“Lynx Point”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Cornish RexDa standard (“Tabby”)Da standard (“Lynx Point”)Da standard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
CymricDa standard (“Tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Devon RexDa standard (“Tabby”)Da standard (“lynx point”)Da standard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
DonskoyDa standard (“Tabby”)No rulingDa standard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
DonskoyPelle e squameNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Exotic ShorthairDa standard (“Tabby”)Da standard (“Himalayan Lynx (Point) Pattern”)Da standard (“tabby”)Da standard (“Tabby”)No rulingNo ruling
FoldexNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“Lynx Point”)
German RexNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
HighlanderDa standard (“Tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
HimalayanoDa standard (“Tabby”)Da standard (“Himalayan Lynx (Point) Pattern”)Da standard (“tabby”)Da standard (“Tabby Point”)No rulingNo ruling
JavaneseNo rulingDa standard (“Lynx Point”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Kurilian BobtailDa standard (“Tabby”)No rulingDa standard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
LaPermNo rulingDa standard (“Lynx Point”)Da standard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
LykoiNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Maine CoonNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Norvegese delle ForesteDa standard (“tabbies”)No rulingDa standard (“tabby”)Da standard (“Tabby”)No rulingNo ruling
Oriental BicolorNo rulingDa standard (“Lynx Point and White”)Da standard (“tabby”)Da standard (“Tabby & White”)No rulingNo ruling
Oriental LonghairNo rulingDa standard (“Lynx Point”)Da standard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Oriental ShorthairNo rulingDa standard (“Lynx Point”)Da standard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Persiano (moderno)No rulingDa standard (“Himalayan Lynx”)Da standard (“tabby”)Da standard (“Tabby Point”)No rulingNo ruling
PeterbaldNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
PeterbaldPelle e squameNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
RagdollDa standard (“Tabby Point”)Da standard (“Lynx”)Da standard (“tabby”)Da standard (“Tabby Point”)No rulingNo ruling
Sacro di BirmaniaDa standard (“Tabby Point/White”)Da standard (“Tabby Point”)Da standard (“tabby”)Da standard (“Tabby Point”)No rulingNo ruling
Scottish FoldNo rulingDa standard (“Lynx Point”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Selkirk RexNo rulingDa standard (“Lynx Points”)Da standard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Siamese (moderno)Da standard (“lynx points”)No rulingDa standard (“tabby”)Da standard (“Tabby Point”)Da standard (“tabby”)No ruling
Siberiano (Neva Masquerade)No rulingDa standard (“Siberian Lynx”)Da standard (“tabby”)Da standard (“Tabby points”)No rulingNo ruling
SnowshoeDa standard (“Tabby point/white”)No rulingDa standard (“tabby”)Da standard (“Tabby Points”)No rulingNo ruling
SphynxPelle e squameNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
ThaiDa standard (“Tabby”)No rulingDa standard (“tabby”)No rulingDa standard (“Tabbypoint”)No ruling
TonkineseNon riconosciutoNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“Tabby”)No rulingNo ruling
Van TurcoDa standard (“Tabby/white”)Da standard (“Tabby”)Da standard (“tabby”)Da standard (“Tabby”)No rulingNo ruling

Breeds where Tabby is a fault

BreedGCCF
BurmeseDifetto (“tabby markings”)

Breeds where Tabby is disqualified or not accepted

Breed
Chantilly-Tiffany
Levkoy UcrainoPelle e squame
Ojos Azules

Color changes

How Tabby can appear or change over an animal's life.

  • Tabbychanges toUnicolore

    Mantello · Con l'età · from 0 to 39 weeks

  • Tabbychanges toOmbreggiato

    Mantello · Con l'età · from 0 to 6 weeks

  • Tabbychanges toCincillĂ 

    Mantello · Con l'età · from 0 to 6 weeks

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