European Shorthair

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European Shorthair
Untypical coat, an European Shorthair should have no white.
Country of origin
Sweden
Breed standards (external links)
ACF

European Shorthair is a breed of shorthaired cat originating in Sweden. It's one of the oldest and very common breeds, but it wasn't standardised until quite late and is currently only recognised by one major cat club.

Because it hasn't been bred in a regal meaning until very recently, many European Shorthairs don't have a pedigree and have not been certified as an European Shorthair. Instead, many European Shorthairs are called "bondkatt" (peasant cat) in Swedish, by the fact that many were bred on farms. To confuse things many mixed breed cats are incorrectly referred to as "bondkatt" instead of the preferred term "huskatt" (house cat).