Breed Overview

PERSONALITY: Affectionate, energetic, and animated.

WEIGHT: Up to 15 pounds but generally about 12 pounds

LENGTH: Up to 18 inches

COAT LENGTH: Short hair, Long hair (variant)

COAT COLORS: Brown tabby, seal sepia tabby, seal mink tabby, seal lynx point, black silver tabby, seal silver sepia tabby, seal silver mink tabby, and seal silver lynx point

COAT PATTERNS: Spotted or marbled 

EYE COLOR: Green or gold

LIFESPAN: Up to 20 years

HYPOALLERGENIC: No

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Bengals are large, muscular cats with long faces and large ears. Most are short-haired, but there is a long-haired variant. The Bengal breed is not considered hypoallergenic.

Bengals are best loved for their wild-looking markings. Rosettes, marbling, spots, and stripes make up the leopard patterns that varying Bengals display, but their official markings are only spotted or marbled. The patterns are always outlined in black, chocolate, or grey/silver.

Bengal coat colors are called brown tabby (most common), seal sepia tabby, seal mink tabby, seal lynx point, black silver tabby, seal silver sepia tabby, seal silver mink tabby, and seal silver lynx point. All shades of brown to black make up the markings and the brown tabbies typically have white background fur on their whisker pads, chin, chest, abdomen, and inner legs. Bengals' eyes are green or gold.

ORIGIN: United States