Persian cat

Felis catus

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Persian cat (Felis catus), Animal Pocket card
Photo: The original uploader was Lajoma at Finnish Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Diet
Carnivore
Mass
4.5 kg

In short

The Persian cat, also known as the Persian Longhair or simply Persian, is a long-haired traditional breed of cat characterised by a round face and petite, but not flat and not smashed in, muzzle. The short flat nose was created in the US from in-breeding and causes breathing difficulties in the breed, whereas the traditional Persian breed has a petite nose which enables them to breathe without difficulties.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA licence).

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The Persian cat, also known as the Persian Longhair or simply Persian, is a long-haired traditional breed of cat characterised by…

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