Here is a little more background information and detail about the marble pattern in the bengal cat which is genetically referred to as a tabby.
Tabby marbled bengal cat.
The ideal marble bengal cat has a horizontally flowing random asymmetrical pattern made up of swirls of two or more colors.
Bengal coats also come in a marbled pattern.
Tabby cats and bengal cats can often look very similar.
One or more colors swirled into the background color.
Bengal cats also have a striped black tipped tail.
The marble bengal cat has four official types reduced horizontal flow horizontal flow chaos pattern and sheet marble patterns.
Yes and is that the gray tabby cat which is a variant no race which occurs in most cases and in common cats or also called roman cats these patterns in the mantle and fur are also present in some current breeds such as bengal cats or scottish fold.
The fur of a regular tabby cat is often ticked whereas this should not occur in bengals ticking is where each strand of hair is broken up into different bands of colours.
The majority of cats actually have what is referred to as ticked fur rather than fur.
While most commonly seen in the brown spotted tabby pattern they may also be found in the marbled pattern classic tabby.
Friday the tabby and spot the bengal.
Our friday cat has ticked fur we can see the difference this makes compared to a bengal.
This is often called a marbled pattern variation.
A bengal cat has slightly darker eyes and a black patch on the head while a tabby cat is generally lighter and may have a small white belly and a white spot.
A bengals coat can have hairs with an iridescent sheen making it look as if it has been sprinkled with glitter.
However the biggest difference is what type of personality you want for your cat.
Without a bill of sale some sort of registration pedigree papers from the breeder or more information from whoever surrendered the cat in.
Sometimes the spots link together to resemble more of a striped patterns but these are still considered bengal cats.