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Devon Rex

origin: England · 5 figures in the corpus · Q42570

Every figure below carries this breed's name or id in its source study -- grouped by what it measures, not ranked. A breed appearing under a study here does not mean every other breed was tested and came back negative; it means this is what has a named source so far. See each figure's own page for its caveats.

Causes of death

337 deaths per 10,000 cat-years at risk (ASMR) verified

Devon Rex: age-standardized total mortality rate, Swedish insured cats (Egenvall 2009, Agria)

  • A rate, not a life expectancy -- higher ASMR means higher yearly death risk, not necessarily a shorter median lifespan.

Breeding

3.9 mean kittens per litter verified

Devon Rex: mean litter size (Cerna et al. 2024)

  • Study sample n=31 litters.
9.7 percent of litters by caesarean section verified

Devon Rex: caesarean-section rate (Cerna et al. 2024)

  • Study sample n=31 litters.
12.4 percent cumulative kitten mortality to 12 weeks verified

Devon Rex: cumulative kitten mortality to 12 weeks, stillbirths included (Cerna et al. 2024)

  • Study sample n=31 litters.

Category (FIFe)

4 FIFe category (1-4, coat/morphology grouping) verified

Devon Rex (DRX): FIFe Category 4

  • Category is a coat/morphology grouping FIFe itself uses, not a ranking (1=lowest number, 4=highest, no ordinal meaning).