Abyssinian Weight & Size
How big does an Abyssinian get?
A full-grown Abyssinian weighs around 8 lb as an adult.
- Adult weight
- around 8 lb
- Also in kilograms
- around 3.5 kg
This weight comes from Wikidata's breed data (CC0 license), re-checked weekly against the same query. See how every number on this site is sourced.
Abyssinian Size
There is no size class on this page, and that is deliberate. Dog breeds have a widely used small/medium/large/giant convention; we found no equivalent published classification for cats. So the honest answer to how big an Abyssinian gets is the weight above — around 8 lb — and nothing more precise than that.
Common questions
How much does a full-grown Abyssinian weigh?
An Abyssinian weighs about 8 lb (3.5 kg) as an adult. That is the mass Wikidata publishes for the breed under a CC0 license, re-checked here every week.
Why is there one weight instead of a range?
Because that is what the source publishes for this breed — a single adult mass, not a span. Real Abyssinians still vary with sex, genetics and health, so read about 8 lb as the middle of a spread this source does not put numbers on. We don't invent the edges.
Does this page say what size class the Abyssinian is?
No, and that is deliberate. Dog breeds have a widely used small/medium/large/giant convention; we found no equivalent published classification for cats. Rather than invent one, this page gives the weight and stops there.
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Weight varies within the Abyssinian by sex, genetics and health, and mixed-breed cats fall between their parents. This is a typical range, not a guarantee.
Verified on . Based on Wikidata — cat breed mass (property P2067) (Wikimedia Foundation, query run 2026-07-28, CC0 license). See the method.