Ceylon |
To Shorthair breeds | ||||||||||||||||||
| Body | The body is small to medium sized with broad shoulders and hips and well developed chest. |
||||||||||||||||||
| Head | The head is rounded, short and broad, with prominent cheek bones. The forehead is slightly flattened. |
||||||||||||||||||
| Ears | The ears are large. They are broad at the base with slightly rounded tips and high and narrow set. |
||||||||||||||||||
| Eyes | The eyes are large and set wide apart. The upper edge of the eyes is almond-shaped, the lower round. The eyes are bright yellow to green. |
||||||||||||||||||
| Coat | The coat is very short, fine and of silky texture. It is close lying to the body and has little undercoat. The back and the flanks are evenly ticked without stripes or spots. On the back, the legs and the tail is a clear pattern with stripes. The stripes may be open on the neck. On the belly there are two rows of spots. The tail tip is evenly coloured with the colour of the ticking. |
||||||||||||||||||
| Colour varieties | The ground colour is evenly coloured in all colour varieties. The colour tone varies from sandy to
The following colours of the ticking are recognized: |
||||||||||||||||||
black red tortie
|
blue cream blue-cream
|
||||||||||||||||||
The description of colours is listed in the general list of colours. |
|||||||||||||||||||
| Faults |
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Printable version  |
|||||||||||||||||||