Devon Rex Standard

Category III	DRX	Devon Rex Standard
General	Size	medium
Head	Shape	short wedge forehead curving back to a flat skull
	Forehead	rounded
	Cheeks	prominent cheek bones, full cheeks
	Nose	very short, with the rounded forehead giving the impression of a stop
	Muzzle/Chin	short muzzle with a strong chin and "whisker break"
	Whiskers/Eyebrows	crinkled, rather coarse and of medium length
Ears	Shape	very large, very wide at the base tapering to rounded tips well covered with fine hair; with or without hair growing from a crease behind the ears to form ear muffs
	Placement	set very low
Eyes	Shape	large, oval in shape, set well apart; sloping towards the outer edges of the ears
	Colour	bright; pure and clear in colour
Neck		long and slender
Body	Structure	of medium length, hard and muscular, slender. Broad chest
Legs		long and slender. Length of hind legs emphasized and front legs set on the body so as to give a slightly bandy look
	Paws	small and oval
Tail		long, fine and tapering; well covered with short hair
Coat	Structure	very short and fine; soft, wavy and/or curly, with or without guard hairs
	Colour	all colour varieties and patterns are permitted, including those with white any amount of white is permitted
Remarks		many Devon Rex have the underparts covered only with down; complete covering with hair is preferable
Faults	Head	narrow, long oriental typed broad British type
	Ears	small ears high set ears
	Body	cobby body lack of firm muscles
	Tail	short tail bare or bushy tail
	Coat	straight hair shaggy coat bare patches – permitted in kittens, in adults a fault

Devon Rex Standard scale of points

Scale of Points		Points
Total		100
Head	general shape, nose, jaws and teeth, forehead, chin, shape an colour of eyes	25
Ears	size and placement	10
Whiskers/Eyebrows	crinkling	5
Body	shape, size, bone structure, neck, length and shape of legs and paws, length and shape of tail	20
Coat	curling/waves, quality and texture	35
Condition		5

Devon Rex Standard colour varieties

Recognized Colour Varieties
Remarks	Devon 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	DRX n/a/b/c/o/p
Black/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Cinnamon/Fawn smoke	DRX n/a/b/c/o/p s
Group II
Black/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Cinnamon/Fawn with white	DRX n/a/b/c/o/p 01/02/03/09
Black/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Cinnamon/Fawn smoke with white	DRX n/a/b/c/o/p s 01/02/03/09
Group III
Red/Cream/Tortie solid/agouti	DRX d/e/f/g/h/j/q/r
	DRX d/e/f/g/h/j/q/r 22/23/24/25
Red/Cream/Tortie smoke/silver	DRX d/e/f/g/h/j/q/r s
	DRX d/e/f/g/h/j/q/r s 11/12/22/23/24/25
Red/Cream/Tortie golden	DRX d/e/f/g/h/j/q/r y 11/12/22/23/24/25
Group IV
Red/Cream/Tortie solid/agouti with white	DRX d/e/f/g/h/j/q/r 01/02/03/09
	DRX d/e/f/g/h/j/q/r 01/02/03/09 22/23/24/25
Red/Cream/Tortie smoke/silver with white	DRX d/e/f/g/h/j/q/r s 01/02/03/09
	DRX 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	DRX 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	DRX n/a/b/c/o/p 22/23/24/25
Black/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Cinnamon/Fawn silver, except smoke	DRX n/a/b/c/ o/p s 11/12/22/23/24/25
Black/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Cinnamon/Fawn golden	DRX n/a/b/c/o/p y 11/12/22/23/24/25
Group VI
Black/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Cinnamon/Fawn agouti with white	DRX 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	DRX 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	DRX n/a/b/c/o/p y 01/02/03/09 11/12/21/22/23/24/25
Group VII
Pointed	DRX n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j/o/p/r/q 31/32/33
Tabby pointed	DRX n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j/o/p/r/q 21 31/32/33
Smoke pointed	DRX n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j/o/p/r/q s 31/32/33
Silver tabby pointed	DRX n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j/o/p/r/q s 21 31/32/33
Golden tabby pointed	DRX n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j/o/p/r/q y 21 31/32/33
Group VIII
Pointed with white	DRX 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	DRX 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	DRX 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	DRX 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	DRX 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	DRX w