Mixed cat breeds take our furry friends to the next level, providing the looks with the smarts, the paws with the tails. Which mixed cat breeds take the ticket for being the most interesting and best-looking?

Mixed breeds often means getting the best of both worlds – but not always!

That's why you need to know what traits go together, combining to create the perfect feline friend!

To this end, TAG24's Cat Guide has the scoop on the most adorable, intelligent, and all-around magnificent mixed cat breeds out there!

Find out what sets these fantastic fur balls apart from the rest!

Before we begin, it's worth mentioning a fact that complicates the conversation: almost all cat breeds are what you could classify as "mixed" in a way that would not apply to a dog.

Our beautiful feline friends have evolved over thousands of years, with cat history stretching back to well before even the ancient Egyptians. As a result, with so much interbreeding over the years, domestic cats are generally a mishmash of different breeds and types.

That being said, these mixed cat breeds are more recent and relevant examples. They have generally appeared in the last century or so, and are 10 of the best mixed cat breeds in the world.

The Bengal cat is a striped and spotted mixed breed, famous for its orange fur and gorgeously patterned coat. It is a mix of the Asian leopard with a variety of possible domestic cats, generally the Egyptian mau and the Abyssinian. This gives the Bengal a wild appearance and personality, but also many of the features that makes leopards so beautiful.

A cross between the Abyssinian, Burmese, and Australian tabby cat, the Australian mist is an extraordinary and unusual breed.

Famous for their medium-sized bodies and profoundly short fur, they have been around since about 1975 – and have only been accepted as an official breed since 1998.

They are quite wild and adventurous kitties, and especially love to explore and discover the world around them.

The exotic shorthair was bred as a shorthair version of the Persian, crossbred with the likes of the American shorthair, as well as other breeds that include the Russian blue and the Burmese.

They are strange creatures, and feature the same distinctive faces as their Persian cousins, with whom they share a friendly and calm temeprament.

Another relative of the Persian, the Himalayan is a color variation that originated from it being mixed with the Siamese.

They often feature the distinctive face of the Persian, but with lighter fur, but not always, and are known for being extremely fluffy, friendly, adorable, cuddly, and sweet as a lollipop.

What more could you want out of a kitty?

There are few domestic cats that look more like a wild and unconstrained kitty than the ocicat, but you have nothing to fear from them.

A mix between the Siamese, Abyssinian, and American shorthair, the ocicat may be strange-looking, but domesticated through-and-through.

In fact, breeders continuously push the point that there is no wild DNA anywhere in its recent gene pool, just to stem the tide of curious and concerned adopters.

The ragamuffin has more than just a hilarious name to call home, it also has a number of other breeds that all contributed to its weird and wonderful existence.

Established as a separate and distinct breed in 1994, it is a divergent sub-breed of the ragdoll, mainly crossbred with domestic longhairs.

They are famous for coming in a variety of beautiful coats, with gorgeous patterns and colors across all variations.

Originating from marked Siamese cats who were crossbred with bicolor American shorthairs, the snowshoe is famous for its white feet.

Iconic and beautiful, few cats can compare in terms of looks to the snowshoe, with its elegant coat, shaded eyes and differently colored paws. They are a sight to behold, and make wonderful pets.

The first savannah was crossbred in 1986 when a male serval was matched with a female Siamese.

The beautiful kitty became a phenomenon, known for its gorgeous spotted coat and remarkably large and iconic ears. As a hybrid breed, the Savannah has been known to be quite a wild and unpredictable kitty that is perhaps not the best when mixed with children or first-time cat owners.

An iconic cat that has been a mainstay of kitty culture since it was developed in America during the 1960s, the ragdoll couldn't be more extraordinary.

Known as "dog-like cats," ragdolls were developed by the crossing of non-breed specific cats who produced extremely fluffy long-haired cats known for being affectionate, loving, a little bit naughty, and endlessly funny.

A diverse mix of many different and unknown breeds that came together over generations, the domestic shorthair (also known as a tabby or moggy) is possibly the most common and famous breed of cat. It is quite likely that these fluffy and soft little dudes originally came from mainland Europe, as descendants possibly of the Celtic shorthair.

What we know is that over the millennia, cats continued to crossbreed and, in the end, produced the perfect domestic breed. As a result, this shorthair is the most popular in the world – and the perfect mix of docile, fun, happy, and curious.

If you only take one thing away from this list it should be that there is a lot of diversity in the world of domestic cats. From the ragamuffin to the domestic shorthair, every kitty has a variety of different features, with no singular kitty being exactly the same. Every breed and every individual cat is the makeup of generations of breeding and inherited characteristics.

In the end, though, it's all about taste and what you want out of your kitty. No matter what you choose, your feline friend deserves all the love you have to give.