Editing Manx cat (section)

==Variants (sub-breeds)==
Four new, consistent varieties have been developed from the Manx (the original version of which is now sometimes consequently called the Shorthair Manx). These are the Cymric (Longhair Manx), the Isle of Man Shorthair and Isle of Man Longhair, and the Tasman Manx, though only the Cymric has garnered widespread acceptance in breed registries {{as of|lc=y|2014}}.

===Cymric (Manx Longhair)===
{{Main|Cymric (cat)}}
The Cymric or Manx Longhair is a tailless or partially tailed cat of Manx stock, with semi-long to long hair, e.g. as the result of cross-breeding with Himalayan, Persian and other longer-haired breeds early in its development. While its name refers to [[Wales]] (''{{lang|cy|Cymru}}''), the breed was actually developed in [[Canada]], which has honoured the breed with a [[Royal Canadian Mint numismatic coins (20th century)#Numismatic Fifty-Cent Collections|commemorative 50-cent coin]] in 1999.

Simply covering it in their Manx breed standards, the US-based [[Cat Fanciers' Association]] (CFA),<ref name="CFA std">{{cite web
 |url=http://www.cfa.org/Portals/0/documents/breeds/standards/manx.pdf 
 |title=Manx Show Standard 
 |date=28 April 2012 
 |work=CFA.org 
 |publisher=[[Cat Fanciers' Association]] (CFA) 
 |location=Alliance, Ohio, US 
 |access-date=4 March 2013 
 |archive-date=25 April 2013
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425054439/http://www.cfainc.org/Portals/0/documents/breeds/standards/manx.pdf
 |url-status=dead
}}</ref> the [[Co-ordinating Cat Council of Australia]] (CCCA),<ref name="CCCA std">{{cite web
 |url=http://cccofa.asn.au/stdmanx.pdf 
 |title=Manx/Manx Longhair: General Standard 
 |date=November 2012 
 |work=CCCofA.asn.au 
 |publisher=Co-ordinating Cat Council of Australia (CCCA) 
 |location=Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia 
 |access-date=5 March 2013 
 |archive-date=9 April 2013
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409055217/http://cccofa.asn.au/stdmanx.pdf
 |url-status=dead
}}</ref> and the UK's [[Governing Council of the Cat Fancy]] (GCCF)<ref name="GCCF regpol">{{cite web
 |url=http://www.gccfcats.org/regpols/manxregpol.pdf 
 |title=Registration Policy for Manx Cats 
 |date=February 1997 
 |work=GCCFCats.org 
 |publisher=op. cit 
 |access-date=4 March 2013 
 |archive-date=4 October 2013
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215338/http://www.gccfcats.org/regpols/manxregpol.pdf
 |url-status=dead
}}</ref> recognise the variety as a longer-haired Manx rather than "Cymric" (the CFA<ref name="CFA std" /> and CCCA<ref name="CCCA std" /> call it the '''Manx Longhair''', while GCCF uses the term '''Semi-longhair Manx Variant'''<ref name="GCCF regpol" />).  The majority of [[Cat registry|cat registries]] have explicit Cymric standards (published separately or along with Manx).  Of the major registries, only the [[Feline Federation Europe]] (FFE) does not recognise the breed or sub-breed at all, under any name, {{as of|2014|October|lc=y}} (their Manx standard was last updated 17 May 2004).

=== Isle of Man Shorthair (tailed) ===
Resembling the [[British Shorthair]], the Isle of Man Shorthair is essentially a fully tailed Manx cat. That is, it is a cat of Manx stock, with Manx features, but without any expression of the Manx taillessness gene. {{As of|March 2013}}, it is only recognised by New Zealand Cat Fancy (NZCF) with its own breed standard. Any coat colour and pattern acceptable in the British Shorthair is permissible in the IoM Shorthair (the same restriction is applied to the Manx in the NZCF standard), and it requires the double coat of the Manx.<ref name="NZCF IMS">{{cite web |url=http://www.nzcf.com/sop/Isle%20of%20Man%20SH.pdf |title=Breed Code IMS &ndash; Isle of Man Shorthair |date=January 2007 |publisher=op. cit |access-date=18 November 2011 |archive-date=25 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725071731/http://www.nzcf.com/sop/Isle%20of%20Man%20SH.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref> In other international registries (e.g. GCCF, who also treat Manx as a British Shorthair variant<ref name="GCCF RBRP" />), such cats are designated "Tailed Manx" and only recognised as Manx breeding stock (they are important as such, since breeding two tailless Manx together results in birth defects), and cannot be show cats.<ref name="GCCF regpol" />

=== Isle of Man Longhair (tailed) ===
Essentially a fully tailed [[Cymric cat]], i.e., a cat of Cymric (and thus Manx) stock, the Isle of Man Longhair has Cymric features, but without expression of the Manx taillessness gene. {{As of|March 2013}}, it is only recognised as a separate breed by NZCF with a breed standard. Coat colours are limited to those acceptable in the British Shorthair, and requires the double, thick, long coat of the Cymric.<ref name="NZCF IML">{{cite web|url=http://www.nzcf.com/sop/Isle%20of%20Man%20LH.pdf |title=Breed Code IML &ndash; Isle of Man Longhair |date=January 2003 |work=NZCF.com |publisher=op. cit |access-date=18 November 2011 |archive-date=25 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725043300/http://www.nzcf.com/sop/Isle%20of%20Man%20LH.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Tasman Manx (curly-coated) ===
Named after [[Tasman Sea]] between [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]], the Tasman Manx is a tailless or partially tailed Manx cat with a curly-haired coat not unlike that of a [[Selkirk Rex]], due a recessive mutation which arose in Manx litters in both Australia and New Zealand. {{As of|March 2013}}, the breed is only recognised by the NZCF<ref name="NZCF TMA">{{cite web |url= http://www.nzcf.com/sop/Tasman%20Manx.pdf |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Breed Code IMS &ndash; Tasman Manx |date=January 2007 |work=NZCF.com |publisher=op. cit. |access-date=18 November 2011}}</ref> and the Catz Inc. registry<ref name="Catz">{{cite web |url=http://catzinc.org/documents/2012STANDARDS.doc |title=Judges Guild Index and Breed Standards |year=2012 |work=CatzInc.org |publisher=Catz Inc. |location=Te Awamutu, New Zealand |access-date=6 March 2013 |archive-date=7 March 2013 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6EvbTXEnc?url=http://catzinc.org/documents/2012STANDARDS.doc |url-status=dead}} [[Microsoft Word|MS Word .doc file]].</ref>{{rp|222&ndash;227}} (also of New Zealand) with breed standards. The coat may be short or semi-long.

The type arose possibly without existing [[rex mutation]] bloodlines (and none of the rex breeds are permitted as out-cross partners with Tasman Manx in Catz breeding guidelines).<ref name="Catz" /> Depending on length of tail (if any) and coat, kittens may sometimes be termed "Tasman Cymric", "Tasman Isle of Man Shorthair" or "Tasman Isle of Man Longhair", but these are not considered separate breeds. The term "Tasman Rex" has been applied to cats with this gene that do not fall into one of the previously mentioned labels<ref name="NZCF Breeds">{{cite web |url= http://www.nzcf.com/breeds/breeders.php |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Breeds |year=2011 |publisher=op. cit. |work=NZCF.com |access-date=18 November 2011}}</ref> (lacking the Manx face and body shape to qualify), though relation if any to extant Rex mutation breeds is unclear. All of these additional terms beyond "Tasman Manx" appear to be "recognised", even promulgated by NZCF<ref name="NZCF Breeds" /> but without breed standards, and even the permissive Catz registry does not include them {{as of|lc=y|July 2014}}.<ref name="Catz" />