I mentioned in another post that Boomer has a relatively short tail compared to other cats I have encountered. It also has several kinks in it that leads me to believe that he has a bit of Japanese Bobtail in him. (that and the fact that we're in Japan and his parents were most likely locals) Anywho, I don't know if it is important to consider body length vs. tail length, but Boomer's tail is 6inches/15cm and his body from shoulders to the base of his tail is about 18inches/46cm.

edit: I hope that my conversions were right. My measuring tape has both inches and centimeters and I *think* that I read it correctly. feel free to correct me if I'm wrong