Known in the United States for less than a decade, the Japanese Bobtail has been a familiar breed in Japan for many centuries. It has a stump tail about two to four inches long, in this respect resembling some of the short-tailed Manx cats (to which it is not related). Like the Manx, its hind legs are longer than its front legs; the ears are large, the head is long. It occurs in a wide range of solid and mixed colors.