The Egyptian Mau's body is medium in length and graceful, with hind legs slightly longer than the front ones, and small, neat, rounded paws. The tail is wide at the base, tapering slightly towards the end. The head is wedge-shaped, with no flat edges, and features rather large, alert, high-set ears that are wide at the base and moderately pointed at the ends. Tassels may sometimes be present on the ears. The ears are almost transparent, pinkish, resembling sea shells. The eyes are large and almond-shaped, typically green in color, though a yellow-amber hue is permissible up to 18 months of age. The coat is of medium length, dense, silky, shiny, and delicate, with 2-3 bands of ticking. Acceptable colors among all federations include silver (silver-gray spotted with black), bronze (light chocolate spotted with black), and black smoke (base of the silver hair with the rest anthracite and black spots).
