American shorthair cats and British shorthair cats are the two most common breeds of purebred cats, but people often fail to distinguish between these two types of cute hairballs. Today’s article is dedicated to those with face blindness. Tailor-made fried chicken is an invincible popular science article.

Let’s take a look at the differences in appearance

【Head】

The British shorthair cat has a large and round head, plump cheeks, short straight nose, strong and powerful muzzle, medium-sized ears with rounded tops, wide distance between ears, round and large eyes, and wide distance between the eyes.

To put it simply, the head of the British shorthair cat is round, and the muzzle consisting of the whisker pad and chin is also round. The eyes are even more round. Simply put, they are round!!!

The American shorthair cat has a large head, plump cheeks, a square jaw, medium-sized ears, but the roots are not too big or too wide, the tips of the ears are rounded, and the ears have short hair. The eyes are large, the upper eyelids are almond-shaped, and the lower eyelids are arc-shaped. The chin is strong and strong.

Knock on the blackboard: To put it simply, the head, muzzle and eyes of British shorthair cats are round, while the head of American shorthair cats is oval, the muzzle is raised like a small square box, and the eyes are round. It is slightly flat on the top and rounded on the bottom.

【Torso】

British shorthair cats are medium to large in stature, compact in structure, strong and powerful, with a flat back and a broad chest. Legs are short to medium in length, strong and strong in proportion to the body, with straight front legs. Generally speaking, British shorthair cats have a round body shape.

The American Shorthair cat's body is still strong and powerful, but its back is flat and straight. Viewed from the side, there is a slight slope from the hip bone to the base of the tail. Viewed from the top, the two sides of the body form a pair of parallel lines. Viewed from the back, the four legs are straight and parallel to the outer edges of the claws. The overall appearance of American shorthair cats is square.

【Coat】

The colors of British shorthair cats include solid color, gradient color, smoke color, stripes, two-color, etc. Among them, pure blue is the most well-known. However, it should be noted that the British Shorthair also has tabby coat color, so it is indeed a bit difficult to identify the cat breed by coat color.

There are more than 80 colors of American shorthair cats, including tabby gradient color, smoke color, tortoise shell color, tip color, agate color, bright three colors, etc. Silver tabby is the most familiar color of American shorthair cat.