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Varieties of Fancy Rats

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At London & Southern Counties Mouse & Rat Club shows the rats are judged to the Standards published by the National Fancy Rat Society, apart from the LSCMRC Unstandardised class.
     

As well being of the correct colour, the rat should also comply with the General Standard of Excellence, or General Conformation. This is the general shape and appearance which all exhibition rats should possess. Here is an extract:

The rat shall be of good size, does long and racy in type, with bucks being of a bigger build. The rat should be arched over the loin, firm fleshed with clean long head, but not too pointed at the nose. The eyes shall be round, bold, clean and of good size. The tail shall be cylindrical and as long as the body, thick at the base, tapering to a fine point. The ears, feet and tail shall be covered with fine hair. The coat shall be smooth and glossy (except the Rex type). Bucks are larger than does and have a harsher coat. Poor health or condition, bare patches, kinked or short tail, and scaly ears are all considered serious faults. No whiskers, severe scabs, fleas or mites, obvious ill health, and a lack of tameness are reasons for disqualification.

 


VARIETIES OF FANCY RATS

SELF VARIETIES

[Note: a self animal is one that is the same colour all over]

Dark Eyed Selfs

BLACK EYED WHITE: To be as white as possible, devoid of creamy tinge or staining. Any coloured hairs to be severely penalised. Eyes black.

BLACK: To be a deep, solid black, devoid of dinginess and white hairs or patches. Base fur to be black. Foot colour to match top. Eyes black.

MINK: To be an even mid grey-brown, devoid of dinginess, silvering or patches and having a distinct bluish sheen. Foot colour to match top. Eyes black.

CHOCOLATE: To be a deep, rich chocolate, as even as possible, devoid of any dinginess and white hairs or patches. Foot colour to match top. Eyes black

BLUE: To be a deep steel blue, without any brown colouration. Colour to be even with the belly colour matching the top. The colour of the fur when parted to be blue grey down to the skin. Eyes black.

BUFF: To be an even, warm magnolia with no sign of dullness or greyness. Belly colour to match top. Eyes to be dark ruby, as dark as possible.


Pink Eyed Selfs

CHAMPAGNE: To be an evenly warm beige, with no suggestion of dullness or greyness. Eyes red.

PINK EYED WHITE: To be as white as possible, devoid of creamy tinge or staining. Eyes pink.


MARKED VARIETIES

BERKSHIRE: To be symmetrically marked, with as much white on the chest and belly as possible. The white shall not extend up the sides of the body, the edges shall be clear cut and devoid of brindling. Back feet to be white to the ankle, forelegs to be white to half the leg. Tail to be white to half its length. The body colour shall conform to a recognised colour variety. The white area shall be pure and devoid of any colour or staining. A white spot on the forehead is desirable.

IRISH: White equilateral triangle on chest with front feet white and back feet white to half their length. The triangle to be of good size, clear cut and devoid of brindling, not to extend in a streak down the belly but to occupy all the space between the front legs. The body colour shall conform to a recognised colour variety.

HOODED: (In old books on Rats this variety is often known as Japanese Hooded) The hood shall be unbroken, covering the head, throat, chest and shoulders, except in the case of light coloured hooded varieties where a pale coloured throat is permissible. The hood shall be continuous with the saddle, extending down the spine to the tail with as much of the tail as possible being coloured. The saddle width shall be one quarter to half an inch it must be as even as possible and unbroken. The edges of the hood and saddle shall be clear cut and devoid of brindling. The white area shall be pure and devoid of yellowish tinge or staining.

CAPPED: Top colour not to extend past the ears and to follow the line of the lower jaw bone, it should not extend under the chin. A white blaze or spot on the face, and the rest of the body white. Colour to conform to a recognised colour variety. White area should be pure and devoid of yellowish tinge or staining.

VARIEGATED: The head and shoulders to be of a distinct colour with white blaze on the forehead. The variegation should cover the body from the shoulders to the tail including the sides. The colour to conform to any recognised colour variety. Underside to be white, devoid of creamy tinge or staining.


SILVER VARIETIES

SILVER: To be of a recognised coat colour, the coat containing equal numbers of silver and non-silver guard hairs. Each silver hair to have as much of its length as white as possible - a coloured tip to be allowed. Silvering to give an overall sparkling appearance. It should not be possible to confuse a Silver with a Pearl or a Self. Foot colour to match top. N.B. Silver blacks are to be known as Silver Grey.

Belly colour on silvered Agoutis or Cinnamons to be judged as per Agouti and Cinnamon standards. Belly colour on other silvered varieties to match top.

SILVER FAWN: To be a rich orange fawn, evenly ticked with silver guard hairs. Belly fur to be white. The demarcation between the top colour and white belly to be sharp and clear cut, devoid of irregularities and brindling. Eyes red.


OTHER VARIETIES

AGOUTI: To be a rich ruddy brown, evenly ticked with black guard hairs. Belly fur to be silver grey. Foot colour to match top. Eyes black.

BLUE AGOUTI (OPAL): An attractive blend of mid-blue ticking over a medium fawn ground. Undercolour to be blue down to the skin. Belly colour silver. Feet dove grey. Ears and tail to be covered with blue hairs. A brown tinge to be adjudged a fault. Eyes black.

CINNAMON: To be a warm russet brown, evenly ticked with chocolate guard hairs. Base fur midgrey. Belly fur as Agouti but of a lighter shade. Foot colour to match top. Eyes black.

HIMALAYAN: Body colour to be white, free from stains and even throughout. The points to be a rich dark sepia, as dark as possible. Eyes red. Colour areas: Face - not to extend upwards from the eyes; Ears - not to extend downwards from the base; Forelegs - not to extend upwards beyond the elbows; Hind legs - not to extend upwards beyond the ankle; Tail - not to extend beyond the tail root. Feet - colour to be solid throughout devoid of any white.

SIAMESE: Body colour to be medium beige, gradually and evenly shaded over the saddle and hindquarters towards the belly, being darkest at the base of the tail. There should be no white or very pale areas anywhere on the body, feet or tail. Tail colour to extend down the length of the tail. Belly to be light beige. Points to be a rich dark sepia and to shade evenly into the body colour. Eyes ruby.

CINNAMON PEARL: Coat to consist of three bands of colour from the base up - cream, blue and orange, with silver guard hairs, to give an overall golden appearance with a silver sheen. Belly fur pale silver grey. Foot colour to match top. Eyes black.

PEARL: To be palest silver, shading to creamish undercolour. Each hair to be delicately tipped with grey evenly over the whole animal. Belly fur to be creamy silver. Foot colour to match top. Eyes black.

TOPAZ: To be a rich, golden fawn evenly ticked with silver guard hairs. Undercolour to be pale blue/grey carried down to the skin. Belly fur to be creamy silver. Top colour to be even and carried well down the sides with a clear differentiation between belly and top colour. Any tendency to sootiness or greyness of the top colour to be penalised. Eyes to be dark ruby - as dark as possible.


COAT VARIETIES

REX: The coat to be evenly dense and not excessively harsh, with as few guard hairs as possible. Coat to be evenly curled and also to a lesser extent on the belly. Curly vibrissae are normal for Rex. Colour to conform to a recognised colour or pattern variety.

Where silver or ticked rats are rexed, allowances should be made for the lower number of guard hairs present than in normal varieties.


GUIDE STANDARD CLASS

LILAC AGOUTI (LYNX): An attractive blend of dove grey ticking, over a medium fawn ground. Undercolour pale grey down to the skin. Belly colour silver. Feet dove grey. Ears and tail to be covered with grey hairs. A pinky tinge is desirable. A blue tinge to be adjudged a fault. Eyes very dark ruby to black.

BLAZED: Wedge-shaped symmetrical blaze of white should extend up the face, running from the muzzle to the ears. Markings to cover whisker bed, and to taper to a fine point between the ears. Faults: blaze asymmetrical, too narrow, or too short. Markings not to extend onto the cheeks or the eyes. To be present on Variegateds or Berkshires only.

COFFEE : To be a rich, creamy caramel throughout, from tips of the fur down to the skin. Colour to be as even as possible, devoid of dinginess, white hairs or patches. Foot colour to match top. Eyes black.

HAVANA [formerly RUBY-EYED MOCHA]: To be a warm, rich brown. Eye colour mid ruby, to harmonise with coat colour.


NEW VARIETIES

New Varieties are those where standards were received by the Standards Officer by the deadline on 31/12/00 and as such are the only varieties to be shown in the new varieties class until such times as others are passed by the committee of the National Fancy Rat Society. Exhibitors do not need to attach a standard to the outside of the tank, but they do need to attach the name of the variety. When entering for LSCMRC Shows you should give the name of the New Variety to the Show Secretary when making the entries – it will then appear on the computer produced pen label. Standards and photographs will be added shortly.

Apricot Agouti

Argente Creme

Baldie

Bareback

Black eyed cream

Black Eyed Himalayan

Blazed Essex

Blue Point Himalayan

Blue Point Siamese

Coffee

Havana

Lilac

Merle

Platinum

Platinum Agouti

Powder Blue

Roan (Husky)

Russian Blue

Russian blue agouti

Russian Blue Point Siamese

Russian Silver (Silver Blue)

Russian Silver agouti

Satin

Squirrel

Striped Roan (Banded Husky)

Turpin

See National Fancy Rat Society for the full Standards.


LSCMRC UNSTANDARDISED

The National Fancy Rat Society no longer has an Unstandardised Class on its show schedule but the London & Southern Counties Mouse & Rat Club does have an Unstandardised class for Rats. It is now called the LSCMRC Unstandardised Class to make it clear that it is a LSCMRC class. Members may enter varieties (likely to potential new varieties) which are not eligible to be shown under the official NFRS schedule. NOTE: It is expected that exhibits entered in this class should still comply with the General Conformation/General Standard of Excellence – so, for example naked rats are likely to be disqualified. Dumbo rats may be exhibited in this class. if they are entered in this class then they may not also be entered as a Pet.

DUMBO:

OTHER UNSTANDARDISED VARIETIES:


See National Fancy Rat Society for the full Standards.

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At London & Southern Counties Mouse & Rat Club shows the rats are judged to the Standards published by the National Fancy Rat Society, apart from the LSCMRC Unstandardised class.
     

As well being of the correct colour, the rat should also comply with the General Standard of Excellence, or General Conformation. This is the general shape and appearance which all exhibition rats should possess. Here is an extract:

The rat shall be of good size, does long and racy in type, with bucks being of a bigger build. The rat should be arched over the loin, firm fleshed with clean long head, but not too pointed at the nose. The eyes shall be round, bold, clean and of good size. The tail shall be cylindrical and as long as the body, thick at the base, tapering to a fine point. The ears, feet and tail shall be covered with fine hair. The coat shall be smooth and glossy (except the Rex type). Bucks are larger than does and have a harsher coat. Poor health or condition, bare patches, kinked or short tail, and scaly ears are all considered serious faults. No whiskers, severe scabs, fleas or mites, obvious ill health, and a lack of tameness are reasons for disqualification.

     
  Pink Eyed White
As white as possible, devoid of creamy tinge or staining. Eyes pink.
  Black Eyed White
As white as possible, devoid of any creamy tinge or staining. Any coloured hairs to be severely penalised. Eyes black.
 
Champagne
An evenly warm beige, with no suggestion of dullness or greyness. Eyes Red.
  Blue A deep steel blue without any brown colouration. Colour to be even with the belly colour matching the top. The colour of the fur when parted to be blue grey down to the skin.
  Chocolate A deep, rich chocolate, as even as possible, devoid of any
dinginess and white hairs or patches. Foot colour to match top. Eyes black.
  Black A deep solid black, devoid of dinginess and white hairs or patches.
Base fur to be black. Foot colour to match top. Eyes black.
 

Mink (show in AOC self)

An even mid-grey brown, devoid of dinginess, silvering or patches and having a distinct bluish sheen. Coat colour to match top. Eyes black.
  Buff (show in AOC self) An even, warm magnolia with no sign of dullness or greyness. Belly colour to match top. Eyes to be dark ruby.
  Berkshire Symmetrically marked, with as much white on the chest and belly as possible. The white shall not extend up the sides of the body; the edges shall be clear cut and devoid of brindling. Back feet to be white to the ankle, forelegs to be white to half the leg. Tail to be white to half its length. The body colour shall conform to the recognised colour variety. The white area shall be pure and devoid of any colour or staining. A white spot on the forehead is desirable.
  Irish White equilateral triangle on chest with front feet white and back feet white to half their length. The triangle to be of good size, clear cut and devoid of brindling, not to extend in a streak down the belly but to occupy all the space between the front legs. The body colour shall conform to a recognised colour variety.
  Hooded The hood shall be unbroken, covering the head, throat, chest and shoulders, except in the case of light coloured hooded varieties where a pale coloured throat and chest is permissible. The hood shall be continuous with the saddle spinal stripe which should extend down the spine to the tail, with as much of the tail as possible being coloured. The saddle width shall be ¼ to ½ an inch - it must be as even as possible and unbroken. The edges of the hood and saddle shall be clear cut and devoid of brindling. The white area shall be pure and devoid of any yellowish tinge or staining.
  Variegated The head and shoulders to be of a distinct colour with a white spot or blaze on the forehead. Where a spot is present this should be centrally placed on the forehead, round or oval in shape and no bigger than the rat's eye. Blazes are a wedge shaped symmetrical blaze of white starting at the nose and extending up the face to the forehead. The blaze to cover the whisker bed and taper to a fine point midway between the eyes and the ears. Markings not to extend onto the cheeks or the eyes. The rest of the upper portion (back, sides and tail) of the rat's body to be white, evenly marked with patches and flecks of distinct colour, the colour to conform to a recognised colour variety. Underside (including belly, chest and throat) to be white, devoid of creamy tinge or staining.
  Capped The colour not to extend past the ears and to follow the line of the lower jaw bone, it should not extend under the chin. A white blaze or spot on the face, and the rest of the body white. Colour to conform to a recognised colour variety. White area should be pure and devoid of yellowish tinge and staining.
  Badger (previously Blazed Berkshire) (show in AOV Marked) As much of the underside of the rat as possible to be white, including belly, chest, throat and underside of the legs, the white not to extend up the sides of the body. Back feet to be white to the ankle, forelegs to be white to the elbow. Tail to be white to half its length. The body colour shall conform to a recognised colour variety. The white area shall be pure and devoid of any colour or staining. The defining feature of this variety is the blaze. This is to be a wedge shaped symmetrical blaze of white starting at the nose and extending up the face to the forehead. The blaze to cover the whisker bed and taper to a fine point midway between the eyes and the ears. Markings not to extend onto the cheeks or the eyes.
  Chinchilla (show in AOV Marked) Top colour grey, caused by the intermingling of black guard hairs over a pearl white ground. The whole to give a sparkling appearance. Undercolour dark slate blue, intermediate portion pearl, tips black. All the underside to be white with a clear demarcation between top colour and belly. Head markings may be present or absent. Where present either a blaze or a spot to be acceptable. The standard for both is as follows: Head spot. Head spots to be centrally placed on the rat's forehead and no bigger than the rat's eye. Blaze. This is to be a wedge shaped symmetrical blaze of white starting at the nose and extending up the face to the forehead. The blaze to cover the whisker bed and to taper to a fine point midway between the eyes and the ears. Markings not to extend onto the cheeks or the eyes. Forelegs to be white to half their length, back feet white to the ankle (hock or tarsal bone). Tails to be pied.
  Essex (show in AOV Marked) To be recognised in any standard colour, remembering that the effect of the gene responsible is to lighten the top colour. The darkest area is along the spine, becoming less intense down the sides of the animal. The gradual fading of colour continues onto the belly which is off white, with no spotting of darker colour. When viewed from above, the fading effect should be symmetrical, having no clear demarcation. The fading effect also to be seen on the legs so that the feet are also off white. There should be no obvious patches of contrasting colour. Pied tails not to be penalised. A head spot is essential; this must be well defined, centrally placed on the forehead and symmetrical.
  Rex The coat to be evenly dense and not excessively harsh, with as few guard hairs as possible. Coat to be evenly curled and also to a lesser extent on the belly. Curly vibrissae (whiskers) are normal for Rex. Colour to conform to a recognised colour or pattern variety. Where Silver or ticked rats are rexed, allowances should be made for the lower number of guard hairs present than in normal varieties.
  Topaz To be a rich, golden fawn evenly ticked with silver guard hairs. Undercolour to be pale blue/grey carried down to the skin. Belly fur to be creamy silver. Top colour to be even carried well down the sides with clear differentiation between belly and top colour. Any tendency to sootiness or greyness of the top colour to be penalised. Eyes to be dark ruby (as dark as possible).
  Silver Fawn To be a rich orange fawn, evenly ticked with silver guard hairs. Belly fur to be white. The demarcation between the top colour and white belly to be sharp and clear cut, devoid of irregularities and brindling. Eyes red.
  Silvered To be of a recognised coat colour, the coat containing equal numbers of silver and non-silver guard hairs. Each silver hair to have as much of its length white as possible, a coloured tip to be allowed. Silvering to give an overall sparkling appearance. It should not be possible to confuse Silvered with a Pearl or a Self. Foot colour to match top. Belly colour on silvered agoutis or cinnamons to be adjusted as per agouti and cinnamon standards. Belly colour on other silvered varieties to match top.
  Himalayan Body colour to be white, free from stains and even throughout, with points a rich dark sepia. Eyes red. Note - Colour areas: 1. face - not to extend upwards from eyes. 2. ears - not to extend downwards from the base. 3. forelegs - not to extend upwards beyond the elbows. 4. hind legs - not to extend upwards beyond the ankle. 5. tail - not to extend beyond the tail root. 6. feet - to be solid colour throughout, devoid of any white.
  Siamese Body colour to medium beige, gradually and evenly shaded over saddle and hindquarters towards the belly, being darkest at the base of the tail. There should be no white or very pale areas anywhere on the body, feet or tail. Tail colour to extend down the length of the tail. Belly to be light beige. Points to be rich dark sepia and shade evenly into the body colour. Eyes ruby.
  Agouti A rich ruddy brown, evenly ticked with black guard hairs. Base fur dark grey to black. Belly fur to be silver grey. Foot colour to match top. Eyes black.
  Cinnamon A warm russet brown, evenly ticked with chocolate guard hairs. Base fur mid-grey. Belly fur as Agouti but of a lighter shade. Foot colour to match top. Eyes black.
  Blue Agouti (Opal) An attractive blend of mid-blue ticking over a medium fawn ground. Undercolour to be blue down to the skin. Belly colour silver. Feet dove grey. Ears and tail to be covered with blue hairs. A brown tinge will be judged as a fault. Eyes black.
  Lilac Agouti (Lynx) An attractive blend of dove grey ticking over a medium fawn ground. Undercolour pale grey down to the skin. Belly colour silver. Feet dove grey. Ears and tail to be covered in grey hairs. Pinky tinge desirable, blue tinge a fault. Eyes very dark ruby to black.
  Pearl Palest silver, shading to creamish undercolour. Each hair to be delicately tipped with grey evenly over the whole animal. Belly fur to be creamy silver. Foot colour to match top. Eyes black
  Cinnamon Pearl. Coat to consist of three bands of colour from the base up - cream, blue and orange, with silver guard hairs, to give an overall golden appearance with a silver sheen. Belly fur pale silver grey. Foot colour to match top. Eyes black.
  Black Eyed Siamese (show in Guide Standard) Body colour to be light beige, gradually and evenly shaded over the rump and hindquarters towards the belly, being darkest at the base of the tail. There should be no white or very pale areas anywhere on the body, feet or tail. Tail colour to extend down the length of the tail. Belly colour to be light beige. Points to be a rich dark sepia and to shade evenly into body colour. Eyes black.
  Lilac (show in Guide Standard) A pinky dove grey throughout, from tips of fur to skin, bluish tinge a fault. Foot and belly colour to match top. Ears and tail to be covered with grey hairs. Eyes very dark ruby to black.
  Russian Blue (show in Guide Standard) A medium to dark grey - blue with a metallic sheen. Faint, light speckling or a subtle ticked effect (heathering) is normal for this variety and is not to be faulted unless excessive. Colour to be even, undercolour dark blue down to the skin. Foot and belly colour to match top. Eyes black.
  Russian Blue Essex (show in Guide Standard) A pale shade of Russian blue, in keeping with the effect of the Essex gene on Russian blue. Eye colour: Black. Coat pattern: Full colour to run along the top of the rat; the darkest area being along the spine, becoming less intense down the sides of the animal. The gradual fading of colour continues until the belly itself is offwhite, with no spotting of darker colour. When viewed from above, the fading effect should be symmetrical, having no clear demarcation. There should be no obvious patches of contrasting colour. Face markings: A head spot is essential. This must be well defined and symmetrical. Blazed animals are called blazed Essex
  Roan (Husky) (show in Guide Standard) A strikingly marked bi-colour variety, with roan colouration, symmetry and contrast being important impressions. Clearly distinct from existing marked varieties. Roans are born solid coloured, but from the age of about 4-6 weeks they start to exhibit roaning. This is a steady increase in the amount of white hairs intermingled with the solid colour, starting with the face, sides and tail root on the juvenile, then working its way up to the nape of the neck with the moult. With each moult the rat becomes progressively lighter, the final effect not really complete until the rat is well into adulthood. The roan effect is most pronounced on the face, around the rump and the sides. Pattern: The Roan shall have as symmetrical markings as possible. The underside should be completely white. Head: A wide inverted V shaped blaze, including the whisker bed, coming as close to the eyes as possible without touching the eyes, and coning to a point between the ears. Jaw line and underside of the head must be white. Eye colour to conform to base colour standard. Body: From the head, the colour runs back covering the ears and continues along the body extending down the sides. Belly to be white. Tail: Unmarked tail preferred.
  Striped Roan (banded Husky) (show in Guide Standard) A strikingly marked bi-colour variety with roan colouration, symmetry and contrast being important impressions. Clearly distinct from existing marked varieties. Pattern: The striped Roan shall have as symmetrical markings as possible. The chest, belly, sides and all the legs to be completely white. Head: A wide inverted V shaped blaze including the whisker bed, coming as close to the eyes as possible without touching the eyes, and coming to a point between the ears. Jaw line and underside of the head must be white. Eye colour to conform to the standard for the base colour. Body: From the head, the colour runs back covering the ears and continues along the body with no suggestion of a hood, in an unbroken horizontal stripe, symmetrical and as straight as possible. The stripe to be approximately 5cm wide. Demarcation shall be as clear cut and even as possible. Tail: Unmarked preferred.
  New Varieties
  Apricot Agouti To be a pale apricot, evenly ticked with silver guard hairs. Undercolour to be ice blue down to the skin. Belly colour to be a pale cream. Foot colour to match top. Eyes Red.
  Argente Creme The back of the rat to be a delicate shade of apricot, ticked with silver and shading to cream on the sides and face. Undercoat white, belly white. Eyes Red.
  Baldie The top of the head with the exception of the nose tip and the pattern to be coloured with the colour to extend a short way behind the ears. The rest of the rat to be white. Nose tip to be white, white triangle between the eyes pointing rearwards and with a white line running from the point of the triangle to the white on the nape of the neck.
  Bareback The hood shall be unbroken, covering the head, throat, chest and shoulders, except in the case of light coloured bareback varieties where a pale coloured throat is permissible. The remainder of the body to be white. The edges of the hood shall be clear cut and devoid of brindling. The white area shall be pure and devoid of any yellowish tinge or staining.
  Black Eyed Cream A very pale creamy white all over with no odd coloured hairs or patches. Ears and tail to be pink. Eyes Black.
  Black Eyed Himalayan Body colour to be white with beige points on the nose, feet and root of the tail. Beige shading not to extend above the eyes on the face, beyond the elbow on the forelegs or beyond the hocks on the hindlegs. Ears and tail to be lightly pigmented. Eyes Black.
  Blazed Essex Blazed as in blazed standard. Essex as in Essex standard.
  Blue Point Himalayan Body colour to be white, free from stains and even throughout. The points to be a medium smokey blue. Eyes Red.
  Blue Point Siamese Body colour to be light silver beige that gradually shades into a light bluish colour on the back and hind quarters down towards the belly and on the face towards the nose. The shading shall graduate evenly and be darkest on the points, that is the nose, base of the tail and tail and to a lesser extent the legs and feet. The colour shall be without streaks, odd coloured or white hairs or patches. Belly colour, light silver beige. Ears, feet and tail to conform to the colour for the points. Eyes ruby.
  Burmese A rich medium seal brown, devoid of silvering and pale patches, shading to a dark seal on the points. Belly and foot colour to match top. Eyes Black.
  Coffee A rich creamy caramel throughout, from tips of the fur down to the skin. Colour to be even as possible, devoid of dinginess, white hairs or patches. Foot colour to match top.
  Dumbo Ears are set low on the sides of the head, their base at the back of the cheeks wider and more open than a standard rat. Ears to have a rounded edge and to be free from folds and wrinkles. Head shape to follow the standard for normal eared rats, though may appear to differ due to the ear position. A prominent back of skull) is normal but should not present a 'hunchback' appearance.
  Hooded Downunder The hood: The hood should be unbroken and clean cut covering the head, throat, chest and shoulders except in the case of light coloured rats where a pale throat is normal. The hood shall be continuous with the saddle, extending down the spine to the tail with as much of the tail coloured as possible. The saddle: The saddle width shall be 2 - 3.5 cm in the adult (proportionately smaller in the kitten) , as even as possible and unbroken. Under: the belly stripe should be 2 -3.5 cm wide and unbroken (proportionately smaller in the kitten). Side areas should be devoid of spotting. Colour: Colour to conform to a recognised colour variety. The white areas shall be devoid of a yellowish tinge or staining.
  Merle May be pearl or cinnamon pearl. The unique feature is a pattern of dark splash-spots distributed evenly throughout the entire lighter background colour so as to resemble a merle dog. The markings should be numerous and distinct. Eye colour black.
  Platinum An even and bright shade of pale grey with a distinct ice-blue hue, with no suggestion of creamy, brownish or strong blue tones. Belly colour to match top. Feet pale grey. Eye colour red to ruby.
  Platinum agouti A bright blend of pale grey ticking over a rich cream ground, with a distinct ice-blue hue. Undercolour pale blue down to skin. Belly colour pale silver. Feet pale grey. Eyes red to ruby. Strong blue or brownish tones a fault.
  Powder Blue A pale dove blue colour, with pale silver base fur. Pale silver underbelly. Should be distinctively different to that of the slate colour of the blue rat. Colour to be as even as possible, devoid of dinginess, white hairs or patches. Foot colour to match top. Eyes Black or Ruby.
  Russian Blue Agouti A blend of dark blue ticking over a fawn ground. Heathering of the blue ticking is normal for this variety and is not a fault. Undercolour to be dark blue down to the skin. Foot colour to match top. Belly colour silver. A brown tinge to the ticking to be considered a fault. Eyes black.
  Russian Blue Point Siamese Body colour a silver beige that shades into deep blue colour at the back and hind quarters, down towards the belly and on the face towards the nose. The shading shall be even and darkest at the nose and the base of the tail. The rat has to be without streaks, odd coloured or white hairs or patches. Belly colour: To be light silver beige. Ears, tail, feet: As blue as possible. Eye colour: Deep ruby, as black
  Russian Dove A warm pinky grey. Faint light speckling or a subtle ticked effect (heathering) is usual for this variety and is not a fault. Colour to be level throughout. Not to be confused with platinum or lilac. Belly colour to match top, undercolour pale grey to the skin. Eyes Black
  Russian Silver To be a pale blue-grey. Faint light speckling or a subtle ticked effect (heathering) is usual for this variety and is not a fault. Colour to be level throughout. Belly colour to match top. Undercolour to be as pale as possible. Brown, yellow or pinky tinges to be faulted. Eyes Black.
  Russian Silver Agouti A blend of light blue grey ticking over a warm creamy fawn ground. Undercolour light silver grey down to the skin. Belly colour pale silver. Pinky tinge to be a fault. Eyes black.
  Satin The satin shall have a high sheen coat resulting in a satin like or metallic gloss. The colour may be that of any recognised variety. Satinization will appear to increase the intensity of any colour and this should be taken into account. White satins to be known as ivory due to this effect.
  Spotted Downunder The head: The colour not to extend past the ears and to follow the line of the lower jawbone. It should not extend under the chin. A white blaze or spot is highly desirable. The body: The body should be broken marked, giving the effect of spotting over the back and belly. Side spots are desirable. Colour: Colour to conform to a recognised colour variety. The white areas shall be devoid of a yellowish tinge or staining.
  Squirrel Top colour silver blue, caused by the intermingling of blue guard hairs over a pearl white ground. Undercolour slate blue, intermediate portion pearl, tips blue. Underside to be white with a clear demarcation between top colour and belly. Head markings may be present or absent. Where present either a blaze or a head spot to be acceptable. Blazes to conform to the standard for a blaze, head spots to be centrally placed and not to be larger than the rat's eye. Forelegs to be white to half their length, back feet white to ankle (hock). Tails are pied. Faults: drags, yellow or brown tinge to the top colour, skewed or misshapen blazes, uneven or overlarge head spots.
  Turpin Marked rat with colour confined to defined areas of the face and a wide band of colour sprinkled in a wide band down the back. Face (similar to the roan) - two triangles of colour from the ears to points at the eyes. Triangles to meet between the ears. This colour and the colour along the back to be mixed with white to give the appearance of the colour being lightly sprinkled onto the white background. The colour on the back to be present in a wide band.
     
  Any variety which does not appear above may be shown in the LSCMRC Unstandardised class.