Occasionally, the tri-color calico coloration is combined with a tabby patterning, called tortoiseshell tabby with white. Calicoes with diluted coloration (blue tortoiseshell and white) have been called calimanco or clouded tiger. Other names include brindle, tricolor cat, mikeneko (三毛猫) (Japanese for 'triple fur cat'), samsaek goyangi (삼색 고양이) (Korean for 'three colored cat'), and lapjeskat (Dutch for 'patches cat'). In the province of Quebec, Canada, they are sometimes called chatte d'Espagne (French for '(female) cat of Spain'). However, outside North America, the calico pattern is more commonly called tortoiseshell and white.
Calicoes are almost exclusively female except under rare genetic conditions.Ī calico cat is not to be confused with a tortoiseshell, which has a black undercoat and a mostly mottled coat of black/red or blue/cream with relatively few to no white markings. Sometimes a variation occurs with cream and grey patches that is called a muted calico. The calico cat is most commonly thought of as being 25% to 75% white with large orange and black patches however, they may have other colors in their patterns.
A Calico cat Calico cat with diluted coloration Calico cat with tabby markingsĪ calico cat ( US English) is a domestic cat of any breed with a tri-color coat.
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