Look

These are medium to large cats that can reach the size of 18 lbs or more! Females tend to be smaller than males with an average weight being 7-11 pounds. They are sleek and very muscular, a well built cat. They should have large round feet, large round eyes and small, wide and rounded ears. An egg-shaped head characterizes the breed with a substantial back skull on a long neck. The face should be contoured like an hourglass having a wide bridge with a thick nose leather and prominent whisker pads. Tails should be untapering and thick with a blunt end.

Coat

The Bengal has an extremely soft short coat and comes in various colours and patterns. Coat colours come in various shades of brown, silver and snow. The spots or rosettes can be horizontal flowing or sporadic on a contrasting lighter background. Bengals can also come in a marble pattern in any of the colours. Rosetting is the effect of two to three colours, other than the background colour, coming together to make a spot and is highly desirable. The coat should be clear, or free from ticking. The coat may also be "glittered" which is amazing site to see - glittered coats look like they have been sprinkled with glitter and shimmer in the light. Glitter is also a trait exclusive to the Bengal cat.

Colours

Brown - can come in various shades of brown from a dark brown to a very light brown background and brown or black spots/rosettes

Silver - Contrast can vary in this 'colour'. Black spots/rosettes on a white background is ideal. Tarnishing can occur which is any brown in the coat. Tarnishing is undesirable.

Patterns

Marble - Marbles can come in any colour. They usually have very swirly patterns. They are an amazing pattern to see.

Spotted - Spots are one colour on a background coat colour.

Rosetted - Rosettes are spots that have different shades of colour. Ideally the rosettes should be tri-coloured with the background, outside of the circle and inner circle being different colours. Rosettes can come in many different colours and shapes including: circular/donut, arrow-head, round or pawprint shapes.

- Round Donut Rosettes	- Pawprint Rosettes
- Great Contrasted Silver, black spots on almost white background	- Dark Brown Rosettes