Feline Breed Categories

From what I've learned about cats over the years, there are 3 breed categories. Most information you find online or otherwise, would disagree and say there are only 2, but there are just some breeds that don't fit into the 2 main categories. These breed categories are 1)long-haired, 2)medium-haired, and 3)short-haired. (The medium category is the one that most people would leave out, but I believe it is a plausible category.)

Long-haired
The long-haired breeds, although some of the more beautiful of the domestic felines, are also the most complicated to care for, if you are wanting an easy to care for pet. These breeds require daily grooming, to prevent their fur from becoming tangled and matted. Some of the long-haired breeds include:
Balinese
Himalayan
Norwegian Forest Cat
Persian
Pixie-Bob
Ragamuffin
Ragdoll
Siberian
Turkish Angora

Medium-haired
Medium-haired breeds, are a bit easier to care for, although requiring less time and effort for grooming, still require daily grooming to keep them looking their best. There are very few listed medium-haired breeds, but the known ones include:
American Bobtail
American Curl
Birman
Javanese
La Perm
Maine Coon (Gentle Giants)
Somali
Tonkinese
Turkish Van

Short-haired
Short-haired breeds, are the most popular of the cat breeds, due to the fact that they are the most easily cared for. Although grooming is still required to prevent shed fur from building up around your home, if you're wanting an easy to care for cat, a short-haired is probably the one for you. There are many many more breeds of short-haired cats than any other breeds. A few of the more popular ones are:
Abyssinian
American Shorthair
Bengal (Miniature Leopard/one of my favorites)
Bombay
British Shorthair (Cheshire Cat)
Various Rex Breeds
Egyptian Mau (Another of my favorites)
Ocicat
Oriental Shorthair
Russian Blue
Scottish Fold
Siamese
Sphynx

I have not even come close to listing every known breed of cat, just the more popular ones, that are generally used for show. I hope this short article has been some help in deciding what type of cat you'd choose.