Munchkins are outgoing, intelligent, and respond well to being handled. The cat has a thick semi foreign body, medium in size and length, medium bones, well rounded chest, females slightly smaller than males. The upper and lower front legs are equal in length. The hind legs are slightly longer than the front legs. Legs length is short.
Feet are round and compact.
The tail is medium thick with a rounded tip and in proportion to the body. Carried high when moving. The cat often stands higher in the back but is nearly level at rest. The spine and pelvis are unaffected and similar in form and flexibility to that seen in other domestic cats. The head has a broad slightly rounded, a modified wedge with rounded contours, medium in proportion to body and a flat forehead.