| − | There are over 50 domestic cat breeds, among them the Abyssinian, the American Bobtail, the [[American Shorthair]], the Balinese, the British Shorthair, the Burmese, the Cornish Rex, the Egyptian Mau, the Manx, the Nebelung, Norwegian Forest Cat, the Persian, the Russian Blue, the Siamese and the Turkish Angora. Cat breeds differ widely in terms of coloration, amount and location of body hair, and size. As with human [[race|races]], there is no evidence that cat breeds are [[monophyly|monophyletic]] groups; they are grouped based largely on a small number of physical characteristics. | + | There are over 50 domestic cat breeds, among them the Abyssinian, the American Bobtail, the [[American Shorthair]], the Balinese, the British Shorthair, the Burmese, the Cornish Rex, the Egyptian Mau, the Manx, the Nebelung, Norwegian Forest Cat, the Persian, the Russian Blue, the Siamese and the Turkish Angora. Cat breeds differ widely in terms of coloration, amount and location of body hair, and size. As with human [[race|races]], there is no evidence that cat breeds are [[monophyly|monophyletic]] groups; they are grouped based largely on a small number of physical characteristics. In some cases, cats have been interbred with servals and leopard cats to create the Savannah and Bengal breeds. This suggests they are more closely related than evolutionists think. |