Ruby Eyed Cinnamon
Overall impression: To be a cinnamon brown colour
with chocolate ticking evenly disributed over the body.
There shall be an even demarcation between top
colour and belly colour. No white markings or white hairs.
Undercolour: To be greyish brown.
Band colour: To be golden orange.
Ticking: To be chocolate brown.
Belly colour: Belly to have a greybrown undercolour
with a light silvergrey band and no ticking.
Feet: To conform with body colour.
Eye colour: Ruby or dark ruby.
Other name: In the USA: cinnamon.
Genetics: (probably mmRr)
Development of colour: This colour looks like fawn at
least up until the age of 4weeks, then it starts developing
into a colour that reminds more of the true
lynx (aabbdd) than of
a fawn or a cinnamon.
As adult this colour looks very much like black eyed cinnamon,
the main difference is the ruby eyes and a slightly more reddish
orange impression of overall fur colour.
Known since: In Sweden 1991 under the name "SRS-lynx".
Photo by Eva Johansson.
Last update: 13th of Febuary 2003.