The Oriental Longhair is a
breed of
cat that
features a tubular,
Siamese-style body (known in the cat fancy as oriental type),
but with a longer coat than the short-haired Siamese. The coat can also
come in a variety of colors and patterns, including tabby, "tortie", and
solid.
In 2002, the British Angora was renamed Oriental Longhair by British cat
fancies. This avoided confusion with the Turkish Angora. With no globally
recognised naming convention, other cat fancies refer to this type as Javanese,
Foreign Longhair or Mandarin.
