Cat breed comparison
Compare Bengal
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Size and coat
- Size
- BengalMedium
- Typical adult weight
- Bengal3.6–7.7 kg
- Coat
- BengalShort coat
- Typical lifespan
- Bengal12–16 years
Activity and care
- Activity
- BengalVery active and usually keen to play
- Grooming
- BengalMinimal: an occasional brush
- Shedding
- BengalTends to shed little
Home life
- Indoors and outdoors
- BengalUsually happier with access outdoors
- Time alone
- BengalUsually copes with a few hours alone
- Owner experience
- BengalBest with an experienced cat owner
Living with others
- Children
- BengalUsually better with older, calmer children
- Other cats
- BengalVaries with the individual cat
- Living with dogs
- BengalOften gets on with a cat-friendly dog
These are typical breed tendencies from reviewed sources, never a promise about an individual cat. Read each guide for the detail and ask the breeder or rescue about the cat you are considering.