- Purebred Black Cats
- Bombay cats have sleek black coats resembling patent leather
- Chantilly-Tiffany cats have soft black coats with silky texture
- Persian cats have glossy black coats and copper-colored eyes
- Maine Coons are large, gentle cats with long, silky black coats
- Rexed Cats
- Cornish Rex has distinctive curly black coats with egg-shaped heads
- Selkirk Rex is the world's newest cat, recognized in 2013
- Devon Rex is known as "pixie" for playful, mischievous nature
- Shorthair Cats
- American Shorthair originated as rodent control cats
- British Shorthairs are calm, easygoing with jet black coats
- Bobtail Cats
- Japanese Bobtails have unique bobbed tails and sociable personalities
- American Bobtails are athletic with above-average intelligence