Small Calico Cat Breeds. Usually this pattern is called as tortoiseshell and white outside north america. Since calico is a color and not a breed these cats may be large small long haired short haired and even hairless if the cat happens to be one of the breeds with any of these characteristics.

Because of the genetics of the coloring most calico cats of any breed are born female. Since calico is a color and not a breed these cats may be large small long haired short haired and even hairless if the cat happens to be one of the breeds with any of these characteristics. These colors are white black and red orange.
The calico cats are not a breed.
A calico cat is not a particular breed of cat but a color pattern which any domestic cat can possess. A calico cat is not a particular breed of cat but a color pattern which any domestic cat can possess. In calicos the cats having the orange color mutant gene are seen. They are the maryland state cat.