Cornish Rex Standard

Category III	CRX	Cornish Rex Standard
General		The Cornish Rex is distinguished by its slender and graceful appearance. It is surprisingly heavy due to its strong muscle tone. It is covered in characteristic wavy, soft coat and gives an overall appearance of being high on legs
	Size	medium
Head	Shape	Viewed from above, egg shaped, slightly longer than wide, of equal width from cheekbones to the end of skull. Viewed in profile, flat skull, straight nose, strong chin.
	Whiskers/Eyebrows	Crinkled or curved
Neck		Elegant, slender, in proportion to body
Ears	Shape	large, wide at the base and tapering to rounded tips, well covered with fine hair
	Placement	Set high on the head, held alert.
Eyes	Shape	Oval shaped slanting slightly upward, medium in size.
	Colour	bright, clear and pure
Body	Structure	Of medium length, elegant, hard and muscular – especially hips and thighs. Delicate bone structure. Body weight heavier than the cat’s appearance indicates
Legs		long, straight and slender, giving an overall appearance of being high on legs
	Paws	small and oval, dainty
Tail		Long, fine and tapering; well covered with wavy hair, preferably without bare patches or being bushy
Coat	Structure	Short, not shaggy, but slightly plush and dense, close lying to the body, without guard hairs. Wavy, particularly on the back and sides.
	Colour	all colour varieties and patterns are recognized, including those with white any amount of white is permitted
Faults	Head	too broad head too long head
	Ears	small ears
	Eyes	slanted almond shaped eyes
	Body	cobby body lack of firm muscles
	Tail	short tail bare or bushy tail
	Coat	shaggy or too little waves in coat bare patches – a fault in kittens, in adults a serious fault

Cornish Rex Standard scale of points

Scale of Points			Points
Total			100
Head	general shape, nose, muzzle, jaws and teeth, skull and chin; placement, shape and size of the ears	20	25
	shape and colour of eyes	5
Whiskers/Eyebrows	crinkling or curving		5
Body	shape, size, bone structure, muscle tone; length and shape of legs and paws		25
Tail	covering with hairs		5
Coat	waves, quality and texture		35
Condition			5

Cornish Rex Standard colour varieties

Recognized Colour Varieties
Remarks	Cornish Rex are judged in one of the following colour variety groups; i.e. in each colour variety group a certificate can be awarded
Coat colours	in the smoke varieties the silver-white ground can glimmer through the upper layer of the coat
Colour	EMS Code
Group I
Black/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Cinnamon/Fawn	CRX n/a/b/c/o/p
Black/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Cinnamon/Fawn smoke	CRX n/a/b/c/o/p s
Group II
Black/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Cinnamon/Fawn with white	CRX n/a/b/c/o/p 01/02/03/09
Black/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Cinnamon/Fawn smoke with white	CRX n/a/b/c/o/p s 01/02/03/09
Group III
Red/Cream/Tortie solid/agouti	CRX d/e/f/g/h/j/q/r
	CRX d/e/f/g/h/j/q/r 22/23/24/25
Red/Cream/Tortie smoke/silver	CRX d/e/f/g/h/j/q/r s
	CRX d/e/f/g/h/j/q/r s 11/12/22/23/24/25
Red/Cream/Tortie golden	CRX d/e/f/g/h/j/q/r y 11/12/22/23/24/25
Group IV
Red/Cream/Tortie solid/agouti with white	CRX d/e/f/g/h/j/q/r 01/02/03/09
	CRX d/e/f/g/h/j/q/r 01/02/03/09 22/23/24/25
Red/Cream/Tortie smoke/silver with white	CRX d/e/f/g/h/j/q/r s 01/02/03/09
	CRX d/e/f/g/h/j/q/r s 01/02/03/09 11/12/21/22/23/24/25
Red/Cream/Tortie golden with white	CRX d/e/f/g/h/j/q/r y 01/02/03/09 11/12/22/23/24/25
Group V
Black/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Cinnamon/Fawn agouti	CRX n/a/b/c/o/p 22/23/24/25
Black/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Cinnamon/Fawn silver, except smoke	CRX n/a/b/c/ o/p s 11/12/22/23/24/25
Black/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Cinnamon/Fawn golden	CRX n/a/b/c/o/p y 11/12/22/23/24/25
Group VI
Black/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Cinnamon/Fawn agouti with white	CRX n/a/b/c/o/p 01/02/03/09 21/22/23/24/25
Black/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Cinnamon/Fawn silver, except smoke with white	CRX n/a/b/c/o/p s 01/02/03/09 11/12/21/22/23/24/25
Black/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Cinnamon/Fawn golden with white	CRX n/a/b/c/o/p y 01/02/03/09 11/12/21/22/23/24/25
Group VII
Pointed	CRX n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j/o/p/r/q 31/32/33
Tabby pointed	CRX n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j/o/p/r/q 21 31/32/33
Smoke pointed	CRX n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j/o/p/r/q s 31/32/33
Silver tabby pointed	CRX n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j/o/p/r/q s 21 31/32/33
Golden tabby pointed	CRX n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j/o/p/r/q y 21 31/32/33
Group VIII
Pointed with white	CRX n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j/o/p/r/q 01/02/03/09 31/32/33
Tabby pointed with white	CRX n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j/o/p/r/q 01/02/03/09 21 31/32/33
Smoke pointed with white	CRX n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j/o/p/r/q s 01/02/03/09 31/32/33
Silver tabby pointed with white	CRX n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j/o/p/r/q s 01/02/03/09 21 31/32/33
Golden tabby pointed with white	CRX n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j/o/p/r/q y 01/02/03/09 21 31/32/33
Group IX
White	CRX w