Color: The exotic shorthair exhibits in a variety of coat colors including: white, blue, black, red, cream, lilac, chocolate, chinchilla silver, shaded silver, blue chinchilla silver, blue shaded silver, chinchilla golden, peke-face red, shaded golden, blue chinchilla golden, blue shaded golden, shell cameo, shell cream, shaded cream, shell tortoiseshell, shaded tortoiseshell and several others.

Coat: The desired coat is dense, plush and stands away from the body due to the thick undercoat.
Personality: A bit livelier and more inquisitive than the Persian, Exotics share many of the Persian's gentler personality features.

Appearance: The Exotic's body and head-style match that of the Persian.