These are 10 of the rarest cats that scientists have ever discovered on our planet, with the most unique features known to man
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10Turkish Angor
CFA Rank Number as of 2017: No. 33
Country of Origin: Turkey
Price: $600 – $800
Average Lifespan: 15 – 18 years
Turkish Angora come from Ankara (formerly Angora), Turkey and are recognized by their characteristic silky white coat. The earliest written records that mention the Turkish Angora come from 16th century France. By the start of the cat fancy in Europe, around the late 1800s/early 1900s, the Turkish Angora was a well established breed.
9American Bobtail
CFA Rank Number as of 2017: No. 34
Country of Origin: USA
Price: $600 – $1,000
Average Lifespan: 11 – 15 years
The American Bobtail was a naturally occurring feral cat that was not selectively bred until the late 1960s. American Bobtails are known for their short tails that can be straight, slightly curved, slightly kinked, or have bumps down the length of the tail. Breeders in the United States established the American Bobtail by breeding feral domestic cats that had the signature short tails.
8European Burmese
CFA Rank Number as of 2017: No. 35
Country of Origin: ThaiBurma border (modernday Thailand and Myanmar)
Price: $200 – $300
Average Lifespan: 10 – 15 years
In general, most cat registries do not make a distinction between regular Burmese cats and the European Burmese, but the CFA does.
7Chartreux
CFA Rank Number as of 2017: No. 36
Country of Origin: France
Price: $1,000 – $1,500
Average Lifespan: 12 – 15 yearsThe Chartreux is a rare breed of cat from France that is thought to have ancient origins. Research has shown that Chartreux probably originated in ancient Persia and came to France with knights returning from the crusades. These first Chartreux were staples in French monasteries and became an important part of the monk’s lives.
6Korat
CFA Rank Number as of 2017: No. 37
Country of Origin: Thailand
Price: $500 – $700
Average Lifespan: 10 – 15 years
The Korat is an ancient breed from Thailand and the earliest known records of the cat in The CatBook of Poems or Smud Khoi of Cats, which was written during the Ayudhya Period of Siamese History (13501767). According to the book, the Korat is one of the good luck cats of Thailand.
5Havana Brown
CFA Rank Number as of 2017: No. 38
Country of Origin: England
Price: $600 – $1,200
Average Lifespan: 10 – 15 years
Havana Browns were purposely developed in the early 1950s in England by a group of British cat fanciers. The group bred chocolate point and seal point Siamese cats with black domestic shorthairs to produce the chocolate brown Havanas. Early on in the breeding program, Russian Blues were introduced to the breeding stock. The Havana Brown was first recognized as an official breed by the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (GCCF) in 1958. Initially, the breed was called the Chestnut Foreign Shorthair and its name was changed to Havana Brown in 1970.
4Burmilla
CFA Rank Number as of 2017: No. 39
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Price: $500 – $700
Average Lifespan: 10 – 15 years
The Burmilla originated in the United Kingdom in 1981 when a Chinchilla Persian male accidentally had kittens with a Lilac Burmese female. The Chinchilla Persian was a purchased by Baroness Miranda Von

3LaPerm
CFA Rank Number as of 2017: No. 40
Country of Origin: USA
Price: $400 – $600
Average Lifespan: 10 – 14 years
All of the cats on the rare cats on this list have unique characteristics and the LaPerm is no exception. LaPerms are known for their very curly fur, which comes in a variety of colors and patterns. The breed’s coats can range from wavy to tight ringlets or long corkscrew curls.

2Turkish Van
CFA Rank Number as of 2017: No. 41
Country of Origin: Eastern Anatolia (modernday Iraq, Iran, southwest Soviet Union, and eastern Turkey)
Price: $400 – $600
Average Lifespan: 12 – 17 years
The Turkish Van is not only one of the rarest cat breeds, it is also one of the most ancient. The breed has existed in the Eastern Anatolia region (modernday Iraq, Iran, southwest Soviet Union, and eastern Turkey) since at least the Middle Ages. It is believed that the isolation of the breed helped preserve its unique features. Turkish Vans have semilonghair coats that make them waterproof and they enjoy swimming.

1American Wirehair
CFA Rank Number as of 2017: No. 42
Country of Origin: USA
Price: $800 – $1,200
Average Lifespan: 14 – 18 years
The American Wirehair is a unique breed that began as a random mutation in a litter of six domestic shorthair kittens born on Council Rock Farm in Verona, New York.