Is my cat part bengal?

[Looney]

Hello everybody,

We found cat on the road in May this year and we brought him home, he was very little when we found him, i think about month or less, not sure. He is really playfull but he doesnt want to be long outside alone, he follows us around the house, sleeps in our beds. He is very good hunter, he can catch a fly in a second, really good jumper and he wants to explore everything.
Someone told me that he could be part bengal, I was reading some articles but I am not sure, I am curious about it.
Here are some pictures and tell me what do you think.

 

[Looney]

 

[Silver Crazy]

Going by the nose, chin, ears, head and large toes I would say there is more than a fair chance there is Bengal fairly close in his past.
Only young but seems to be developing the solid muscled shoulders and the hip shape from top view is correct too.
It would be interesting to see him in years time when he has filled out more.

 

[StefanZ]

I would say, he is a domestic shorthair, a broken mackerel tabby, as pretty and nice as they can be. spots on belly doesnt mean much, its a common part of the tabby furniture.

BUT. On the pic where we see clearly his left side, there seems to be a couple of leftovers of rosettes, ie the renown typical bengal spots.

IF so, its practically proved, he must have an Ancestor of a rosetted Bengal. Not nearer than a granddad, probably longer away, but still - an Ancestor.

 

[Silver Crazy]

I would say, he is a domestic shorthair, a broken mackerel tabby, as pretty and nice as they can be. spots on belly doesnt mean much, its a common part of the tabby furniture.

BUT. On the pic where we see clearly his left side, there seems to be a couple of leftovers of rosettes, ie the renown typical bengal spots.

IF so, its practically proved, he must have an Ancestor of a rosetted Bengal. Not nearer than a granddad, probably longer away, but still - an Ancestor.

Add the butterfly wing marking on shoulders and short fur.

 

[lutece]

Add the butterfly wing marking on shoulders and short fur.

Not sure what you mean by butterfly wing markings? Butterfly wing markings are a normal part of the classic tabby pattern (written into the breed standard in breeds which have this pattern). As far as rosette-like markings on the shoulders, these can appear on other cats with a spotted pattern with underlying classic tabby. For example this is an Ocicat's shoulder, no Bengal ancestry in this cat.