To identify a bengal cat look for a spotted coat since all bengal cats have one.
Bengal marbled tabby.
Learn the differences between tabby cat patterns right here.
Tabby cats and bengal cats can often look very similar.
You should also note the color of the coat which is typically brown or gold in bengal cats but sometimes also gray charcoal silver or blue.
The bengal breed has an interesting history.
The ideal marble bengal cat has a horizontally flowing random asymmetrical pattern made up of swirls of two or more colors.
While most commonly seen in the brown spotted tabby pattern they may also be found in the marbled pattern classic tabby.
It starts with the asian leopard cat.
A tabby cat is not a breed.
The marble bengal cat has four official types reduced horizontal flow horizontal flow chaos pattern and sheet marble patterns.
The marbled pattern occurs nowhere else in nature while called a brown marbled look for the tricolor marbled kitten.
The 5 tabby cat patterns.
Domestic seal point tabby cat by cassie j originally posted to flickr as troubles this version from wikimedia commons.
A cat may have spots or marbled fur but that doesn t necessarily make it a bengal cat.
Regular tabby cats can have these characteristics too.
It s actually a coat pattern and there are five different types of tabby cats.
Bengal coats also come in a marbled pattern.
A bengals coat can have hairs with an iridescent sheen making it look as if it has been sprinkled with glitter.
Patterns should be symmetrical on both sides of the body and the pattern should swirl and flow around the body like the colors in a glass marble.
One or more colors swirled into the background color.
Also take a look at the cat s physical build.
The marbled coat pattern is derived from blotched tabby stripes that swirl.
Marbled british shorthair marbled oriental tabby marbled manx tabby on our bengal cat facts page we explain lots of different facts about us bengals which may help you if you want further information about the breed.