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Siberian forest cat
Recognized by the LOOF, CFA, ACF, ACFA, TICA, FIFé, WCF

Gato Bosque de Siberia

As other breeds of cats big and hairy, It is the result of the harsh climate of the Earth, that favored the hardier hunters with fur that protected them from the cold. Not recognized as a race until the Decade of 1980, but then spread quickly through their export to Europe and North America in the Decade of 1990, first with the name of Siberian forest cat. Now accepted in most registries, but his name has been changed to avoid confusion with the cat in the Norwegian Forest. The dotted version, so-called neva masquerait, is not recognized in all countries.

See: Siberian cat