| Category III | MAN | Manx Standard |
|---|---|---|
| General | the short back and the depth of the flanks are the characteristics of the Manx | |
| Size | medium | |
| Head | Shape | fairly large and round, a chubby appearance |
| Cheeks | prominent | |
| Nose | medium long, without a definite break ("stop"), not retrousse | |
| Ears | Shape | medium in size, open at the base and tapering slightly to a point |
| Placement | set fairly high on head | |
| Eyes | Shape | large and round |
| Colour | should correspond to the colour in British varieties, but is not very important | |
| Body | Structure | solid and compact broad chest back compact and short but in balance to the body, ending in a definite broad and round rump flanks of great depth |
| Legs | well muscled front legs short and set well apart to show off a broad chest the hind legs are higher than the front legs forming an angle from the back to the front of the body | |
| Paws | round | |
| Tail | Rumpy | in the Rumpy there is an absolute absence of tail with a definite hollow at the end of the spine |
| Rumpy riser | in the Rumpy Riser there is a rise of bone (sacral bone, no caudal bone) which should not spoil the tailless appearance of the cat | |
| Stumpy | in the Stumpy there is a definite short sometimes irregular formed stubby tail no longer than 3cm., which however may not be bent or kinked | |
| Coat | Structure | short double coat undercoat soft and thick to make a well-padded coat of good texture |
| Colour | all colour varieties and patterns are permitted including all colour varieties with white; any amount of white permissible | |
| Nose leather Paw pads | in harmony with coat colour |
| Scale of Points | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 100 | |
| Head | general shape, nose, jaws and teeth, forehead, chin placement and shape of the ears | 15 |
| Eyes | shape and colour | 5 |
| Body | structure, size, bone structure, shape of the legs and paws | 25 |
| Back | shortness | 10 |
| Tail | absence of tail | 25 |
| length of tail for Manx stumpy | ||
| Coat | quality and texture | 15 |
| Condition | 5 | |
| Recognized Varieties | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | EMS Code | *Remarks |
| Manx rumpy (without tail) | MAN * 51 | A, B |
| Manx rumpy riser | MAN * 52 | A, B |
| Manx stumpy | MAN * 53 | B |
| Manx longie | MANx * 54 | B, C |
| *Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|
| Misc. | A | 51 and 52 are judged together in the same class |
| B | all colour varieties judged together in the same class for * substitute the EMS-code for the colour | |
| C | no certificate | |