The main differences are different places of origin and varieties, different morphological characteristics and different living habits, as follows:
1. Different places of origin and varieties
1. American short-haired cat
, also known as American short-haired tiger-striped cat, is of American origin. It belongs to feline, feline and American short-haired cat subspecies.
2. civet cat
Also known as civet cat, its origin is China. It belongs to cats, cats and civet cats.
Second, the morphological characteristics are different
1. American short-haired cats
have the same nose length and width. The head is big and the cheeks are full, giving people an oval impression. The length of the face is slightly longer than the width. Ears are pointed and round, and naturally separate at the top of the head. The distance between two ears is twice that between two eyes. The eyes are big and wide open. The upper eyelid looks like a half-cut almond, and the lower eyelid is round. The tail is of medium length, the root is thick, and the tail tip seems to taper suddenly, but the tip of the coccyx is tapered normally.
2. The civet cat
has a long and straight nose, and the whole head feels like a trimmed gemstone (hexagonal), so the length of the face is longer than the width, with a slightly protruding semi-circular skull between the ears. The face is wider at the same level as the eyes, and the nose is brick red, dark brown and black. The eyes are almond-shaped, and the tip of the outer eye hangs slightly, and the eyes are mainly yellow, green and brown. The length is shorter than the body length and straight, stout and powerful, the tail hair is short, close to shiny, and there is no fluffy and messy phenomenon. The whole tail seems to be divided into several sections by a dark ring, and there is no obvious sudden tapering at the tail tip.
3. Different living habits
1. American short-haired cats
American short-haired cats have inherited their ancestors' robustness, courage and hard work, and have a gentle personality, which will not change because of changes in environment or mood. Full of patience, affable, will not lose his temper, do not like to make noise.
2. The civet cat
is highly dependent. The civet cat has an independent personality and loves sports. If the surrounding environment changes, it will be very sensitive and highly dependent on its owner. If it is given a new owner, its psychology will be hurt. Although adult cats don't like playing with people very much, they will still walk in your sight at any time. It is an implicit animal, and it is full of confidence in itself and very loyal to its owner.
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