a relatively hairless cat, they actually have a soft down)

Hairless rats.

Shorthaired cat breed with a very fine downy coat giving it a hairless appearance [ breed profile

Sphynx is a dance music act who hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1995 with the song "What Hope Have I." Lead vocals on this track were sung by Sabrina Johnston, a female dance singer from New Jersey. Johnston also has US dance chart entries as a solo artist.

a creature with the body of a lion and a human head