Average cat tail length female
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The average length of the domestic cat’s tail is 10 inches or 25 centimetres.
Does cat tail length determine size
It is essential to specify the cat species because they vary enormously in length depending on the species. I am assuming that the question relates to domestic cats. I think that you’ll find some variations to the answer on the internet.
Excluding from this discussion the stump-tailed cats – the Manx, Japanese bobtail, American bobtail and Kurilian bobtail – the tails of domestic cats vary slightly in length according to the breed and between individual cats, either purebred or random bred.
Their tails are nearly always more than 8 inches in length (20 centimetres) and less than 12 inches (30 centimetres) with 10 inches (25 centimetres) being the average.
There are exceptions, obviously, with some modern, huge Maine Coons having very long plumed tails.
Typically the tail is made up of between 21 and 24 caudal vertebrae. Sometimes, exceptionally there may be as few as 18 or as many as 28 ve
- how long is the cats tail
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