Tiffanie cat

{{Short description|Breed of domestic cat}}

{{For|the North American breed called the Chantilly-Tiffany or Foreign Longhair|Chantilly-Tiffany}}

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{{Use British English|date=September 2023}}

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{{Infobox cat breed

|name = Tiffanie

| image = Tiffanie at cat show.jpg

| imagecaption = A black silver male Tiffanie

| altname = Asian Semi-longhair, Asian Longhair, Burmilla Longhair

| nickname =

| country = {{UK}}

| fifestd =

| wcfstd =http://wcf.info/WCF-EN/standard/semi-longhair/tiffanie.html

| cfastd =

| ticastd =

| gccfstd = https://gccfcats.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/SOP.final_.July2021.pdf

| aacestd =

| acfastd =

| acfstd =https://www.acf.asn.au/notices/notices/standards/Group%20Three/BurmillaStandard-2023.pdf

| ccastd =

|loofstd=http://m.loof.asso.fr/standards/standard_en_14.php?z=1| nzcfstd =

|saccstd=https://www.tsacc.org.za/_files/ugd/2de70b_f802e20fa7844b2fb025cf71ff321158.pdf, [https://en.woc.center/articles/standards-tif/ WOC standard], [https://www.ancats.com.au/assets/ancats--standards-feb-2020.pdf ANCATS standard]

| note =In ACF and ANCATS only in silver or golden tipped and shaded.

}}

The Tiffanie{{Cite web |title=Breed Comparisons - Tiffanie {{!}} World Cat Congress |url=https://worldcatcongress.org/wp/cat_breed_comp_tif.php |access-date=17 September 2023 |website=worldcatcongress.org |publisher=World Cat Congress}}{{Cite book |last1=Baggaley |first1=Ann |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/859882932 |title=The cat encyclopedia - the definitive visual guide |last2=Goddard |first2=Jolyon |last3=John |first3=Katie |publisher=Dorling Kindersley |year=2014 |isbn=9781465419590 |edition=1st American |location=London |oclc=859882932}} is a cat breed similar to the Asian Shorthair except it has semi-long fur length. The breed belongs to the Asian Group{{Cite web |title=Asian Group Breed Advisory Committee |url=http://www.asiangroupbac.co.uk/standard.html |access-date=17 September 2023 |website=www.asiangroupbac.co.uk}}{{Cite web |title=Asian Group Cat Society – Asian Cats: Burmillas, Tabbies, Smokes, Selfs and Tiffanies |url=https://asiangroupcatsociety.co.uk/ |access-date=17 September 2023}}{{Cite book |last=World Cat Congress |title=The Royal Canin Cat Encyclopedia |collaboration= |publisher=Royal Canin |year=2017 |location=France |author-link=World Cat Congress}} and is generally recognised in any of the Asian Shorthair or Burmese colours and patterns. Like the other cats in the Asian Group, the breed was developed during the 1980s in the United Kingdom by crossbreeding a Persian Chinchilla and a Burmese.{{cite book |last=Somerville |first=Louisa |title=The Ultimate Guide to Cat Breeds |publisher=Chartwell Books |year=2007 |isbn=9780785822646 |location=Edison, N.J. |page=98}}

In cat registries that recognise the breed, it is officially registered under the name Tiffanie{{Cite web |title=Breed Standard of Points - Tiffanie |url=https://www.tsacc.org.za/breed-standard-of-points |access-date=17 September 2023 |website=TSACC.org.za}}{{cite web |date=19 January 2023 |title=Registration Rules - Version A 19-Jan-2023 4 |url=https://www.tica.org/resources/our-association/rules-regulations |access-date=17 September 2023 |website=TICA.org |series=Version A 19-Jan-2023 4. Under 37.7 Category VI: Experimental (Developing) Breeds - 307.7 Category VI Breeds |publisher=The International Cat Association}} or within the Asian Group as Tiffanie{{cite web |title=Breed standards |url=http://www.gccfcats.org/regpols/asianregpol.pdf |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115133155/http://gccfcats.org/regpols/asianregpol.pdf |archivedate=15 November 2011 |access-date=22 May 2012 |publisher=The Governing Council of the Cat Fancy}} or Asian Longhair.{{Cite web |title=Asian, English Burmese & Burmilla |url=http://m.loof.asso.fr/standards/standard_en_14.php?z=1 |access-date=17 September 2023 |website=m.loof.asso.fr |publisher=Livre Officiel des Origines Félines}} In some registries the colouration is restricted to silver or golden tipped or shaded, and the breed is registered as Burmilla Longhair or Australian Tiffanie. Among the cat fancy the breed is also known as the Asian Semi-longhair.

The Tiffanie is often confused with the now extinct and unrelated Chantilly-Tiffany, or Foreign Longhair, a longhaired North American breed originating from chocolate-brown cats of unknown origin. Similarly, the Tiffany in the NZCF (New Zealand) refers to a Burmese longhair.{{Cite web |title=Tiffany |url=https://nzcf.com/breed/breeders/Tiffany |access-date=17 September 2023 |website=nzcf.com |publisher=New Zealand Cat Fancy}}{{Cite web |date=5 January 2022 |title=WCF EMS code |url=https://wcf.de/en/wcf-ems-code/ |access-date=17 September 2023 |website=WCF.info |publisher=World Cat Federation}}{{Cite web |date=January 2013 |title=Tiffany - Breed Standard |url=https://nzcf.com/file_downloads/sop/SH-19-TIF-2013-a.pdf |access-date=18 September 2023 |website=nzcf.com |publisher=New Zealand Cat Fancy}}