American Curl basic information

The distinctive feature of the breed is their uniquely curled ears, set on the corners of the head. These ears are quite firm to the touch, erect and open, curving back in a smooth arc towards the center of the back of the skull. The Curl is a well balanced, medium sized cat weighting 5 to 10 pounds. Maturity is reached between two and three years of age. Allowance to be made for larger size in males.

Head: Profile - nose straight, slight rise from bottom of eyes to forehead, gentle convex curve to top of skull, chin firm, even with nose. Modified wedge longer than wide, muzzle has gentle transition, neither pointed nor square.
Penalize: Deep curve.

Ears: Degree of Curl - Minimum 90 degree arc. Ideal arc of 135 degrees, not to exceed 180 degrees. Moderately large set equally on sides and top of head, wide at base and open, tips rounded and flexible; furnishing desirable.
Penalize: Low set, mismatched, pinched, donkey ears, vertical crimp, horizontal kink, ears that appear corrugated on interior surface.

Body: Shape slender, rectangular, length 1-1/2 times the height at shoulder. Medium in size and boning. Moderately developed strength and tone. Neck in proportion to body size. Tail wide at base, tapering, in equal proportion to body length. Legs and Feet: Legs medium in proportion to body size. Hind legs slightly longer than front legs. Set straight when viewed from front or back. Feet medium and rounded.

Eyes: Moderately large, walnut shaped on top and round on bottom. Set on a bias, one eye width apart. Eye color according to coat color, except pointed must be blue.

Coat & Color: Medium long, lying flat, tail plumed. Fine silky texture, MINIMAL UNDERCOAT. All colors accepted in all other breeds.

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Balinese	Birman	British Longhair	Chantilly/Tiffany cat	Cherubim (or Honeybear)
Colourpoint Longhair	Exotic cat	Himalayan	Javanese	Maine Coon
Nebelung	Neva Masquerade	Norwegian Forest Cat	Oriental Longhair	Persian
Ragdoll (and Ragamuffin)	Siberian	Snow Cat	Somali	Sterling
Turkish Van	Turkish Angora	York Chocolate cat	Abyssinian	American Shorthair
Antipodean (New Zealand Shorthair)	Australian Mist (or Spotted Mist)	Bombay	British Shorthair	Brazilian Shorthair
Burmese	Burmilla	Chartreux	Colorpoint Shorthair	Cornish Rex
Egyptian Mau	European Shorthair	Havana Brown	Jungala	Khao Manee
Korat	Kucing Malaysia	Malayan Burmese	Oriental Shorthair	Russian Blue
Savannah	Siamese (and Traditional Siamese or Applehead Siamese)	Tonkinese	American Curl	American Ringtail
American Wirehair	Bengal cat	California Spangled Cat	Chausie	Cymric
Desert Lynx	Devon Rex	Don Sphynx	Foldex Cat	German Rex
Japanese Bobtail	Kurilian Bobtail Shorthair	LaPerm	Manx	Mojave Spotted
Munchkin	Ocicat	Ojos Azules	Peterbald	Pixie-bob
Selkirk Rex	Serengeti	Singapura	Sphynx	Scottish Fold
Snowshoe	Sokoke	Suqutranese	Thai	Toyger
Ussuri	Wild Abyssinian