Havana Brown Cat
The chocolate-colored cat — a rare, warm mahogany-brown breed with emerald-green eyes. Everything is brown: coat, whiskers, nose leather, paw pads. One of the least numerous purebred cats on Earth — fewer than 100 registered annually worldwide. Complete guide: created by crossing Siamese with black domestic shorthairs to "paint" a black cat chocolate.
📋 Breed Overview
📖 About the Havana Brown
The Havana Brown was developed in 1950s Britain by crossing a Siamese (carrying the recessive chocolate gene) with a black domestic shorthair. The name comes from Havana cigar color — rich mahogany brown. The American Havana Brown is genetically distinct from the European "Havana" (Oriental Shorthair in chocolate). Everything is chocolate brown: coat, whiskers, nose leather, paw pads. Unique "corncob" muzzle — a distinctive stop at the eyes. Critically rare — fewer than 100 registered annually worldwide. Extremely small breeding population requires careful genetic management. Siamese ancestry brings Amyloidosis risk.