List of rabbit breeds

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Different breeds of rabbit at an exhibition in the Netherlands, 1952

As of 2017, there were at least 305 breeds of the domestic rabbit in 70 countries around the world raised for in the agricultural practice of breeding and raising domestic rabbits as livestock for their value in meat, fur, wool, education, scientific research, entertainment and companionship in cuniculture.<ref name="DAD-IS 2017">Template:Cite web</ref> A rabbit breed is a distinct strain created through selective breeding (or occasionally natural selection) for specific characteristics, including size, fur, body type, color, feed conversion ratio, et cetera. Organizations such as the American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA) and the British Rabbit Council (BRC) have standards for the desired qualities of their respective recognized breeds. Each rabbit breed is considered to benefit when a reputable breeder strives to emulate the perfect example for the breed, defined by the individual breed standard by which it may be judged.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The global diversity of breeds reflects the breadth of the rabbit's unique qualities. Listed below are 191 of the world's modern-day rabbit breeds.

Modern-day rabbit breeds

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Breed name Template:Efn-lr	Image Template:Efn-lr	Size Template:Efn-lr	Fur type Template:Efn-lr	Ear type Template:Efn-lr	Colors & markings Template:Efn-lr	ARBA recognized? Template:Efn-lr	BRC recognized? Template:Efn-lr	Origin Template:Efn-lr
Template:AnchorAlaskan	File:Alaska schwarz.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Black	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Altex		Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Pointed White	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
American	File:RabbitAmericanBlue.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Blue, White	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
American Chinchilla [US]   See also:     Chinchilla	File:Ninja eating a leaf.JPG	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Chinchilla	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg
American Fuzzy Lop	File:Conejillo de indias.jpg	Template:Convert	Long	Lop	[All solid or broken colors/patterns]	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg
American Sable	File:Zoo Praha 2011-01-16 - 4051.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Sable	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Angora	File:Fluffy white bunny rabbit.jpg	Template:Convert	Long	Erect	Albino or Colored	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg
Argente Bleu	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	[Argente Bleu markings]Template:Efn	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Argente Brun [UK]	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	[Argente Brun [UK] markings]Template:Efn	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Argente Brun [US]	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Medium	Erect	[Argente Brun [US] markings]Template:Efn	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg
Argente Clair<ref name="Whitman" />	Image	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	[Blue base heavily silvered]	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Argente Crème [UK]   See also:     Creme d'Argent [US]	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	[Argente Crème markings]Template:Efn	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Argente de Champagne [UK]   See also:     Champagne d'Argent [US]	File:Lapin argenté.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	[Argente de Champagne markings]Template:Efn	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Argente Noir	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	[Argente Noir markings]Template:Efn	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Argente St Hubert	Image	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	[Argente St Hubert markings]Template:Efn	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Armenian Marder<ref name="DAD-IS 2017"/>	Image	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	[Dark Brown or Light Brown (either having light to heavy chinchillation)]	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg
Astrex   See also:     Rex [US]	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Rex  Curly   Short	Erect	"Any [BRC-]recognised Rex Colour."	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Template:AnchorAurora Negro<ref name="DAD-IS 2017"/><ref name="FAO-AN">Template:Cite journal</ref>	File:Outline of a bunny.svg	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg
Baladi Black<ref name="CIHEAM-Baladi">Template:Cite journal</ref>	File:Outline of a bunny.svg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Black	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg
Baladi Red<ref name="CIHEAM-Baladi"/>	Image	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Red	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg
Baladi White<ref name="CIHEAM-Baladi"/>	File:Outline of a bunny.svg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	White	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg
Bauscat	Image	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Albino	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg
Beige [UK]   See also:     Czech Solver [CZ]     Separator [DE]	File:Lustic2.JPG	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"Dark Chamois or light sandy colour, down to the skin, faintly ticked with blue."	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg
Belgian Hare [UK]	File:Belgische haas (konijnenras).jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"Rich, deep chestnut red, well extended down the sides. Black ticking of a wavy or blotchy appearance, plentiful on body; chest and face free."	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Belgian Hare [US]	File:Hasenkaninchen.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"Deep red 'rufous' coat with black, wavy ticking."	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Beveren [UK]   See also:     Pointed Beveren	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Medium	Erect	Black, Blue, Brown, Lilac, White [with blue eyes]	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Beveren [US]	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Medium	Erect	Black, Blue, White [with blue eyes]	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Big Silver Marten<ref name="Proof for existence of the Big Silver Marten">Template:Cite journal</ref>   Also called:     Große Weißgrannen [de]     Veliki Bijeloopaljeni Kunić [hr]   See also:     Silver Marten	File:Big Silver Marten rabbit breed.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	[Black, Blue, or Havana with white and/or tan markings, plus white ticking on the lower body]	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Blanc de Bouscat	File:Géant blanc du Bouscat femelle 2.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"Completely snow white [...]. Guard hairs sprinkled regularly all over the coat give it a brilliant frosty look."	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Blanc de Hotot	File:Blanc De Hotot Rabbit.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	White with dark rings around the eyes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Blanc de Popielno   Also called:     Popielański Biały [pl]     Popielno White	Image	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Albino	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Blanc de Termonde	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"Immaculately white. Eyes are ruby red"	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Blue of Ham	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Long	Erect	"Slate blue with a blue sub-color" but "not as dark as the blue Vienna"	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Blue of Sint-Niklaas	File:BlvSN.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Blue	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Bourbonnais Grey   Also called:     Gris du Bourbonnais [fr]	File:Lapin-gris-du-bourbonnais SDA2014.JPG	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"Overall color is slate blue with longer gray guard hairs tipped black."	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Brazilian	Image	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Template:N/a	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg
Britannia Petite [US]   See also:     Polish [UK]	File:Black Britannia Petite Rabbit zoomed in shot.jpg	Template:Nowrap beginTemplate:ConvertTemplate:Nowrap end	Short	Erect	Black, Black Otter, Blue-Eyed White, Chestnut, Red-Eyed White, Sable Marten	Template:Yes	Template:No
British Giant	File:British Giant rabbit - geograph.org.uk - 163223.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Black, Blue, Brown Grey, Dark Steel Grey, Opal, White	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Template:AnchorBrown Chestnut of Lorraine   Also called:     Brun Marron de Lorraine [fr]	Image	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"Chestnut brown uniform color with a well-defined orange-brown outer-color. Under-color bluish including the belly. Ears bluish on their inner side and edged with a black border."	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Caldes<ref name="CIHEAM-Caldes">Template:Cite journal</ref>	Image	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Red-Eyed White	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Californian [UK]	File:Króliki kalifornijskie californian rabbits.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Four varieties, all being white (with red eyes) with dark points: Normal ("dark sepia" points), Chocolate ("milk chocolate" points), Blue ("slate blue" points), or Lilac ("pink shade of dove" points)	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Californian [US]	File:Króliki kalifornijskie 666.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	One variety, being white (with red eyes) with dark points: Standard (black points)	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Canadian Plush Lop   See also:     Rex [US]	Image	Template:Convert	Rex  Curly   Medium	Lop	[Includes at least 19 stated colors/patterns]	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg
Carmagnola Grey	Image	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	[Chinchilla]	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Cashmere Lop   See also:     Miniature Cashmere Lop	File:CashmereLop.JPG	Template:Convert	Long	Lop	[Includes >35 different colors/patterns]Template:Efn	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Champagne d'Argent [US]   See also:     Argente de Champagne [UK]	File:Lapin argenté.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	[Champagne d'Argent markings]Template:Efn	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Chaudry	File:Outline of a bunny.svg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Red-Eyed White	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Checkered Giant [US]   See also:     Giant Papillon [UK]	File:Géant papillon français J2.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Black (i.e, white with black markings), Blue (i.e., white with gray markings)	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Chinchilla   See main entries:     American Chinchilla [US]     Chinchilla [UK]     Chinchilla Giganta [UK]     Giant Chinchilla [US]     Standard Chinchilla [US]	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a
Chinchilla [UK]	File:Tsukibunny.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"To resemble real Chinchilla."	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Chinchilla Giganta [UK]	File:Kaninchen3.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	[Chinchilla, but with] "Desired top colour considerably darker grey than the Chinchilla [i.e., Chinchilla [UK]] rabbit."	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Cinnamon	Image	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Cinnamon	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Continental Giant Coloured	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Agouti, Black, Chinchilla, Dark Steel, Light Steel, Opal, Red Agouti, Yellow	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg
Continental Giant White	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"Immaculate white, eyes pink or blue."	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg
Creme d'Argent [US]   See also:     Argente Crème [UK]	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"Creamy white with an orange cast"	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Criollo<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	File:Outline of a bunny.svg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"Many colors and patterns."<ref name="Whitman" />	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg
Cuban Brown<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	File:AJM 012 Vivero Alamar.JPG	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Glossy brown	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg
Czech Red	File:Czech Red Rabbit.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Chestnut	Template:No	Template:No
Czech Solver [CZ]<ref name="Tůmová">Template:Cite journal</ref>   Also called:     Český Luštič   See also:     Beige [UK]     Separator [DE]	File:Lustic2.JPG	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	[sandy colored]	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Czech Spot	File:Czech spotted rabbit 2.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Agouti, Black, Blue, Isabella (Beige), Tortoise, Tri-color<ref name="Whitman" />	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Template:AnchorCzech White<ref name="Tůmová" />   Also called:     Český Albín	File:Czech Albino Rabbit 2.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	White	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Dalmatian	File:Dalmatiner-Rex Kaninchen.jpg	Template:Convert	Rex  Straight   Short	Erect	White with "numerous little coloured patches" of "black, blue, brown, orange, or fawn".	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Deilenaar	File:Deilenaar nyúl.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Red Agouti	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Dutch [UK]	File:Schlafendes Hauskaninchen.JPG	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	["Dutch" markings on] Black, Blue, Brown Grey, Chocolate, Pale Grey, Steel Grey, Tortoiseshell, Yellow	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Dutch [US]	File:American Grand Champion Dutch Rabbit.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Black Dutch, Blue Dutch, Chinchilla Dutch, Chocolate Dutch, Gray Dutch, Steel Dutch, Tortoise Dutch	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Dutch (Tri-Colour)   See main entry:     Tri-Colour Dutch	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a
Dwarf Hotot	File:DH CR.jpeg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	White with black around the eyes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Template:AnchorDwarf Lop [UK]   See also:     Mini Lop [US]	File:Lop bunny.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Lop	[Many]	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Elfin   See main entry:     Swedish Hare	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a
Enderby Island	File:Enderby Island Rabbit.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"Silver-grey" (with chinchillation) or "Cream or beige"	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg
English Angora	File:EnglishAngoraRabbit.jpg	Template:Convert	Long	Erect	[Many]	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
English Lop		Template:Convert	Short	Lop	[Many]	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Template:AnchorEnglish Spot	File:English Spot Black.JPG	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	White with colored butterfly pattern	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Fauve de Bourgogne	File:GVB ram.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Orange/Red	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Fee<ref name="Whitman" /> de Marbourg   See main entry:     Marburger Feh [UK]	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a
Feh<ref name="Whitman" /> de Marbourg [FR]   See main entry:     Marburger Feh [UK]	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a
Feu Noir [FR]   See main entry:     Tan	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a
Flemish Giant [UK]	File:Ijzergrauwe voedster.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"Dark steel grey, with even or wavy ticking [...] except belly & under tail which shall be white [...]."	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Flemish Giant [US]	File:Female Flemish giant rabbit.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Black, Blue, Fawn, Light Grey, Sandy, Steel, White	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Florida White	File:Floridawhiterabbit.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	White	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Template:Ill	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Long	Erect	"It is most common in the color white."	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg
Fox–Silver [UK]   See also:     Silver Fox [US]	File:Silverhavenslicorice.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Black, Blue, Chocolate, Lilac	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
French Angora	File:Fluffy white bunny rabbit.jpg	Template:Convert	Long	Erect	[Many]	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Template:AnchorFrench Lop	File:Rabbit - French Lop breed 2.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Lop	[Many]	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Gabali	Image	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Agouti	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg
German Angora<ref name="IAGARB Standard">Template:Cite web</ref>	Image	Template:Convert	Long	Erect	[Albino or colored (but not bi-colored)]	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
German Lop	File:German Big Lop.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Lop	[Many]	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Giant Angora	File:Joey Giant Angora Buck-rebalanced.jpg	Template:Convert	Long	Erect	—	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Giant Chinchilla [US]   See also:     Chinchilla	File:Kaninchen3.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Chinchilla	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Giant Havana   Also called:     Stor Havana [da]     Stora Havana [se]   See also:     Havana [UK]     Havana [US]	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"Dark brown and glossy color. The eyes are brown, but from certain points of view they are ruby red."	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Giant Marburger   Also called:     Stor Marburger Egern [da]   See also:     Marburger Feh [UK]	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Medium	Erect	"A grey-blue outer color with a brownish undertone."	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Giant Papillon [UK]   See also:     Checkered Giant [US]     Miniature Papillon	File:Nemecky oborovity strakos.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	[Colored butterfly, eye circles, cheek spots, ear base, saddle, and rump spots; all on a base of white.] "All [BRC] recognised colours are admissible."	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Giant Silver   Also called:     Stor Sølv [da]     Stora Sølv [se]   See also:     Silver [UK]     Silver [US]	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"The entire body has a black base color mixed with hair with white tips that gives the rabbit a silver sheen."	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Giant Smoke Pearl   Also called:     Stor Zobel [da]     Stora Zobel [se]   See also:     Smoke Pearl	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"A mixture of brown, so-called sepia-colored and beige tones" [with darker points].	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Giza White<ref name="CIHEAM-GW">Template:Cite journal</ref>	Image	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Albino	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg
Golden Glavcot	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	—	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Gotland	File:Gotlandskanin Vallby.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	—	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Gouwenaar	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"The body color has a light grey-blue tone throughout the body."	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Grey Pearl of Halle   Also called:     Gris Perle de Hal     Lille Egern     Parelgrijze van Halle	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"The body color is a light grey-blue tone throughout the body."	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Template:AnchorGüzelçamlı	File:Outline of a bunny.svg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	White with chocolate markings	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg
Harlequin [UK]	File:Harlequin Rabbits.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Harlequin   (includes: Black, Blue, Brown, Lilac) Magpie   (includes: Black, Blue, Brown, Lilac)	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Harlequin [US]	File:Lapin Japonais.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Japanese   (includes: Black, Blue, Chocolate, Lilac) Magpie   (includes: Black, Blue, Chocolate, Lilac)	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Harlequin Dutch   See main entry:     Tri-Colour Dutch	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a
Harlequin Rex   Also called:     Magpie Rex     Japanese Rex	File:Japaner-rex-kaninchen.jpg	Template:Convert	Rex  Straight   Short	Erect	[ Same as for Harlequin [UK] ]	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Havana [UK]   See also:     Giant Havana	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"A rich, dark chocolate with a purplish sheen, [...] pearl-grey undercolour."	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Havana [US]   See also:     Giant Havana	File:OtisHavana.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Black, Blue, Broken, Chocolate, Lilac	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Himalayan   Also called:     Russian	File:HimalayanRabbit.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	White with points of either black, blue, chocolate, or lilac	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg
Holland Lop [US]   See also:     Miniature Lop [UK/NL]	File:Holland lop bunny.JPG	Template:Convert	Short	Lop	Agouti, Broken, Pointed White, Self Colors, Shaded Colors, Tan Pattern, Ticked, Wide Band	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Hulstlander	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	White with blue eyes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Template:AnchorHungarian Giant<ref name="RCFAGC-HG">Template:Cite web</ref>	Image	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	[Many]	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Template:AnchorIsabella	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"The yellowish brown color is 'coated' with a blue veil, caused by blue hair tips. In front of the head there is the 'mask', which when seen from the front, is oval."	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Template:Ill	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Long	Erect	"[L]ike [Harlequin or] Japanese. The most common color is black / yellow, but black and white may occur."	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Japanese Dutch   See main entry:     Tri-Colour Dutch	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a
Japanese White   Also called:     日本白色種 [ja]   Includes:     ジャンボうさぎ [ja]     Jumbo Usagi	File:Stuffed jumbo rabbit.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Albino	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg
Template:AnchorJersey Wooly	File:Osterhase.jpg	Template:Convert	Long	Erect	[Many]	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Template:AnchorKabyle	Image	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	[Many]	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg
Lilac [UK]	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"An even pink shade of dove colour"	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Lilac [US]	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"Pinkish dove-gray"	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Lionhead [UK]	File:Rabbit - Lionhead breed.jpg	Template:Convert	Long	Erect	"All [BRC] recognised colour[s] and pattern[s]"	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Lionhead [US]	File:Lapin nain.JPG	Template:Convert	Long	Erect	Chocolate, Ruby-Eyed White, Seal, Siamese Sable, Tortoise (includes Black, Blue, Chocolate, Lilac)	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Template:AnchorLiptov Baldspotted Rabbit   Also called:     Liptovský lysko	Image	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Agouti, Blue-Agouti, or Black	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Lynx   Also called:     Luchskaninchen     Lux	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"Lux has a wild factor and the outermost part of the hair is light grey. Under this color, the middle color is reddish-brown. The middle color is so high that it shines through the entire color. The entire color therefore appears as a reddish-brown tone 'coated' with a light grey-blue cut."	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Marburger Feh [UK]   Originally named:     Fee de Marbourg   Renamed:     Feh de Marbourg [FR]<ref name="Whitman" />   See also:     Giant Marburger	File:Marburger Feh 20061027.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	[Lilac:] "The top colour is a delicately toned light blue which appears to be covered with a brownish veil."	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Mecklenburger Piebald<ref name="Mecklengurger standard">Template:Cite web</ref>   Also called:     Mecklenburger Schecke	File:Mecklenburger Schecke.jpg	Template:Convert	Medium	Erect	"[Broken pattern: mostly solid color with neck, chest, belly, legs. Includes Agouti, Black, Blue, Red, Steel]"	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Meissner Lop	File:Wilhelma Widderkaninchen.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Lop	[Many]	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Mellerud rabbit	File:Mellerud rabbit.jpeg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Albino, Black with inexact "Dutch" markings	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Mini Cashmere Lop   See main entry:     Miniature Cashmere Lop	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a
Mini Lion Lop   See main entry:     Miniature Lion Lop	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a
Mini Lop [US]   Not to be confused with:     Miniature Lop [UK/NL]	File:Sawyerbun1.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Lop	[To be supplied]	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Mini Rex   See also:     Rex [US]	File:Kleinrex .jpg	Template:Convert	Rex  Straight   Short	Erect	Black, Blue, Castor, Chinchilla, Chocolate, Himalayan, Lilac, Lynx, Marten, Opal, Otter, Red, Sable, Sable Point, Seal, Tortoise, Red-Eyed White, Blue-Eyed White, Broken (white with any accepted color), Tri-Color (white with one of the following four pairs: Black & Orange, Lilac & Fawn, Chocolate & Orange, Blue & Fawn), Pattern	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Mini Satin [US]   Not to be confused with:     Miniature Satin [UK]	File:Satinkaninchen 009.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Black, Blue, Broken, Chinchilla, Chocolate, Chocolate Agouti, Copper, Himalayan (includes Black, Blue, Chocolate, Lilac), Opal, Red, Siamese (includes Blue, Chocolate, Lilac), Silver Marten (includes Black, Blue, Chocolate, Lilac), Squirrel, Tortoise, White	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Miniature Cashmere Lop   See also:     Cashmere Lop	File:CashmereLop.JPG	Template:Convert	Long	Lop	[same as Cashmere Lop]	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Miniature Lion Lop	File:Zashion's Beatrice, Mini Lion Lop.jpg	Template:Convert	Long	Lop	Chocolate Point Also: "Any [BRC] colour or pattern [...] apart from the broken pattern."	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Miniature Lop [UK/NL]   Not to be confused with:     Mini Lop [US]   See also:     Holland Lop [US]	File:Miniature Lop - UK NL.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Lop	"Any [BRC] colour or pattern [...] apart from the broken pattern."	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Miniature Papillon   Also called:     Dværgschecke [da]   See also:     Giant Papillon [UK]	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Black/White, Blue/White, Tri-colour (Black & Gold) [Colored butterfly, eye circles, cheek spots, ear base, saddle, side-body patches, and top of tail; all on a base of white]	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Miniature Satin [UK]   Not to be confused with:     Mini Satin [US]	File:Jeunes satin ivoire yeux bleus.JPG	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Ivory	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Template:AnchorMoshtohor<ref name="DAD-IS 2017"/>   Also called:     Line M	Image	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Yellowish-Brown, White, or Grey	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg
Netherland Dwarf	File:Ro pool gilberte.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	[Many]	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
New Zealand [US]	File:Kaninchen1.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Black, Blue, Broken, Red, White	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
New Zealand red [UK]	File:Rode nieuwzeelander Ram.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"Bright golden red or reddish gold with sheen"	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
New Zealand white [UK]	File:NewZealandWhiteRabbit.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Black, Blue, White	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Template:AnchorNitransky<ref name="DAD-IS 2017"/>	Image	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	[White with diluted "Californian" markings]	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Opossum   See also:     Rex [US]	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Rex  Curly   Long	Erect	"Any [BRC-]recognised colour."	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg
Orange<ref name="DK-Orange">Template:Cite web</ref>	Image	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	" A strong and warm yellow-red outer color."	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Template:Ill<ref name="Orylag breeders">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Orylag press">Template:Cite web</ref>   Also called:     Rex du Poitou	ImageTemplate:Dead link	Template:Convert	Rex  Straight   Short	Erect	[Many]	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Template:AnchorØrestad	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Ruby-Eyed White	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Palomino	File:PalBuckSide-small.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Golden, Lynx	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Pannon White	Image	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	White	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Perlfee	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"Blue Agouti"	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Plush Lop (Miniature)   See also:     Rex [US]	File:1,0 Rexzwergwidder Blau 7 Mon..jpg	Template:Convert	Rex  Straight   Short	Lop	"Any colour and pattern accepted by the [BRC] apart from the broken pattern."	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg
Plush Lop (Standard)   See also:     Rex [US]	Image	Template:Convert	Rex  Straight   Short	Lop	"Any colour and pattern accepted by the [BRC] apart from the broken pattern."	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg
Pointed Beveren   See also:     Beveren	File:Rabbit DSC00382.JPG	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Black, Blue, Brown, Lilac	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Polish [UK]   See also:     Britannia Petite [US]	File:Britannia Petite.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	[Includes >25 different colors/patterns]Template:Efn	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Template:AnchorTemplate:AnchorPolish [US]	File:Rabbit - Polish breed - White with Red Eyes - from Japan.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Black, Blue, Blue-Eyed White, Broken, Chocolate, Red-Eyed White	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Rex [US]   Originally called:     Castorrex   Sometimes called:     Standard Rex   NOTE: To see all breeds with rex fur,   sort on the "Fur Type" column.	File:45-rex-castor.jpg	Template:Convert	Rex  Straight   Short	Erect	[Over 19 stated colors/patterns]Template:Efn	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Rex du Poitou   See main entry:     Orylag	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a
Rhinelander   See also:     Rhinsk Schecke [da]<ref name="Dk-RS">Template:Cite web</ref>	File:Rhinelander.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	White with coloured butterfly patterns	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Template:Ill   Also called:     Rhön	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"A white/black rabbit whose color/pattern is intended to resemble the surface of a birch tree."	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Template:AnchorRussian   See main entry:     Himalayan	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a
SA Phendula	File:SA Phendula Doe 01.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Chestnut Agouti, Gold or Silver Tipped Steel, Black	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg
Template:Ill   Also called:     Saxon Gold<ref name="ATRBA SG">Template:Cite web</ref>	File:Sachsengold1.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Chestnut	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Template:Ill	File:Lapin sallander.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	—	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
San Juan	Image	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Agouti	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Satin [UK]   See also:     Miniature Satin [UK]	File:Satin castor.jpg	Template:Convert	Medium	Erect	[Includes >33 different colors/patterns]Template:Efn	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Satin [US]   See also:     Mini Satin [US]	File:Satijn konijn ivoor.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Black, Blue, Broken, Californian, Chinchilla, Chocolate, Copper, Lilac(under development), Otter, Red, Siamese, White	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Satin Angora	File:White Satin Angora Rabbit.jpg	Template:Convert	Long	Erect	[White or Colored]	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg
Template:Ill	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"[P]ure white [with] black ticking"	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Separator [DE]   See also:     Beige [UK]     Czech Solver [CZ]	File:Lustic2.JPG	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	[sandy colored]	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg
Siamese Sable	File:Siamesenkaninchen.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Light Siamese Sable, Medium Siamese Sable, Dark Siamese Sable	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Siberian	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Black, Blue, Brown, Lilac	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Silver [UK]   See also:     Giant Silver	File:Kleinsilber schwarz.JPG	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Blue, Brown, Fawn, Grey	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Silver [US]   See also:     Giant Silver	File:Kleinsilber schwarz.JPG	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Black, Brown, Fawn	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Silver Fox [UK]   See main entry:     Fox–Silver [UK]	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a
Silver Fox [US]	File:Eithel, black Silver Fox doe.jpg	Template:Convert	Long	Erect	Black, Blue(under development), Chocolate(under development)	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Silver Marten   Also called:     Beloresavec [sl]     Weißgrannen [de]   See also:     Big Silver Marten	File:Marten Rabbit.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Black, Blue, Chocolate, Sable	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Simenwar<ref name="AA-Simenwar">Template:Cite journal</ref>	File:Outline of a bunny.svg	Template:Convert	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg
Slovenian Rabbit<ref name="DAD-IS 2017"/>   Also called:     Slovenski kunec [si]	Image	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"Blue velvet" with "yellowish-brown" substrate and flecking. [Similar to the "St Hubert" hairshaft?] "The tail and belly are white, and the eyes are brown."	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Smoke Pearl   Also called:     Sinisoopeli [fi]     Zobel blå [sv]<ref name="Zobel">Template:Cite web</ref>     Zobel blue [da]   See also:     Giant Smoke Pearl	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Marten type ["smoke in colour, shading to pearl grey beige" with certain white touches, including eye circles] or Siamese type [same but with no white touches]	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Spanish Giant	Image	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	—	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Squirrel	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	—	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Standard Chinchilla [US]   See also:     Chinchilla	File:Kaninchen3.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Chinchilla	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Standard Rex   See main entry:     Rex [US]	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a
Stone rabbit   Also called:     Steenkonijn<ref name="SLE-S">Template:Cite web</ref> [nl]	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Haaskleur ("hare" = red agouti), Konijngrijs ("rabbit grey" = grey agouti), Ijzergrauw ("iron grey" = steel agouti)	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Sussex	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	[Shaded] Cream, [Shaded] Gold	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Swedish Fur   Also called:     Svensk Pels	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"Glossy black with evenly spaced white hair."	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Swedish Hare   Includes the breed prev. named:     Elfin	File:TanElfinrabbit.JPG	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	All colors and markings are acceptable	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Template:AnchorSwiss Fox	File:Voskonijn-Feh.jpg	Template:Convert	Long	Erect	—	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg
Tadla	Image	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Agouti	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg
Tan   Also called:     Feu Noir [FR]	File:State fair 06 029.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Black & Tan, Blue & Tan, Chocolate & Tan, Lilac & Tan	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Tax-Xiber								Malta<ref name=":0">Cassar, C. Fenkata: An emblem of Maltese peasant resistance?] quoted in Gauci-Maistre, J. Tax-xiber: the indigenous rabbit of Malta</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Teddy Dwarf   Also called:     Teddyzwerg [DE]	File:Teddyzwerg.jpg	Template:Convert	Long	Erect	[Many]	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Teddy Lop   Also called:     Teddywidder [DE]	File:Teddywidder.jpg	Template:Convert	Long	Lop	[Many]	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Thrianta	File:Thrianta.JPG	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Chestnut	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Thuringer   Also called:     Thüringer	File:Lapin-chamois-de-thuringe SDA2014.JPG	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	[Sable with dark points]	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Tri-Colour Dutch   Also called:     Harlequin Dutch     Japanese Dutch	File:HollaenderJapanerfarbig.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	[Tri-Colour Dutch markings]Template:Efn	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Tri-Colour English	File:Reinscheck bunny.jpg	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	[Tri-Colour English markings]Template:Efn	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Template:AnchorTemplate:AnchorTrønder	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"The color is shiny black with evenly distributed white hair. The white hairs are white in their full length"	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg
V-line<ref name="DAD-IS 2017"/>   Also called:     Line V	File:Outline of a bunny.svg	Template:Convert<ref name="V-line HEG">Template:Cite journal</ref>	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg
Velveteen Lop   See also:     Rex [US]	Image	Template:Convert	Rex  Straight   Short	Lop	[Includes "all patterns and colors of the English Lop breed"]<ref name="Whitman" />	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg
Vienna Coloured	File:Grauer Wiener 03.jpg	Template:Convert	Medium	Erect	Agouti, Black, Blue	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Template:AnchorVienna White	File:Weisser Wiener.JPG	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"[P]ure white [...] very lustrous"	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Wheaten	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"Wheaten (the fawn or pale yellow colour of wheat)"	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg
Template:AnchorTemplate:AnchorTemplate:AnchorWheaten Lynx	Image Template:Webarchive	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	"Orange-shot-silver"	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Flagg
White Country   Also called:     Hvid Land [da]<ref name="Dk-PHL">Template:Cite web</ref>     Hvit Land [no]     Vit Lant [se]<ref name="SKR-webpage">Template:Cite web</ref>		Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Albino	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg
Zemmouri<ref name="CIHEAM-Zemmouri">Template:Cite journal</ref>	Image	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	[Black with "Dutch" markings]	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg
Zika	Image	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	Albino	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg

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Scope

The table of modern-day rabbit breeds includes those that are:

• recognized as a distinct breed by ARBA, the BRC, or another country's established organization for the national promotion of rabbit breeds,
• recognized as "in development" for potential formal recognition (as judged by multiple authoritative sources), or
• recognized as a distinct breed that resulted from natural selection (as judged by pertinent authoritative sources).

Terminology

Template:Anchor Confusion sometimes arises regarding the name of a rabbit breed versus the name of a rabbit's color/pattern (or fur type). For example, Harlequin is the name of a breed whose color/pattern is known as harlequin. (This arose from the traditional Harlequin character, who, like this rabbit, always wears a motley-colored check-patterned coat and is also native to France.) The harlequin color/pattern is found now in a different breed of rabbit: the Tri-Colour Dutch, also known as the Harlequin Dutch. Such evolutions in terminology pertain also to some fur types, where (for example) the Rex breed has rex fur. There are now other rabbit breeds that also have rex fur. For example, the unusually "rexed" Astrex rabbit breed.

It is sometimes difficult to ascertain which came first, the breed name or the color/pattern name (or fur-type name). What is certain is that, in such situations, the two at some point were synonymous but subsequent developments in other breeds (likely hinging on similar genetic changes) have caused the terms to diverge.

The definition of a distinct breed relies on clusters of complex individual gene-sets—clusters that may include the gene-set for a body type, the gene-set for an ear type, the gene-set for a color/pattern, and/or the gene-set for a fur type. The determination of when a group of rabbits is considered to have become a new breed (as a result of overarching genetic distinction) is left, in the following table, to the authority of ARBA, the BRC, or other reputable source.

Extinct rabbit breeds

Many rabbit breeds that are now extinct contributed to the development of a modern-day breed or breeds. An example of this was the Blue Imperial which contributed to the American and Lilac. Many rabbit breeds went extinct following the collapse of the American fur industry, though some breeds mainly raised for fur were preserved. In some cases, little is known of these nearly forgotten breeds. For some, the only records are descriptions in old breed books. At least sixty rabbit breeds have gone extinct.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Breed name Template:Efn-lr	Image Template:Efn-lr	Size Template:Efn-lr	Fur type Template:Efn-lr	Ear type Template:Efn-lr	Colors & markings Template:Efn-lr	Origin Template:Efn-lr	Ancestor of the modernTemplate:Efn-lr
Beaver	—	—	—	—	Silky & luxurious coat	—	—
Blanc de Chauny	—	—	—	—	Snow white	—	—
Blanc de L'Oural	—	Template:Convert	—	—	Albino	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg	—
Blue Imperial		7 lbs	Normal	Erect	Self-Blue	England	American, Lilac
Golden Fawn	—	—	—	—	—	—	New Zealand red
Old English Red	—	—	—	—	—	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg	—
Patagonian	—	—	—	—	—	Template:Flagg	Flemish Giant
Petite Brabancon	—	—	—	—	—	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg	Dutch
Rouennais	—	Template:Convert	Short	Erect	—	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg	French Lop
Sitka	—	—	Long	—	—	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg	—
Swan	—	Template:Convert	—	—	Brown, Grey	Template:Flagg Template:Flagg	—

See also

• "Alba", a genetically modified "glowing" rabbit
• Animal coloration, reasons and mechanisms
• Brachycephalic, mesaticephalic, and dolichocephalic rabbit breeds
• Disruptive selection, a form of natural selection (with a rabbit example)
• Dwarf rabbit, regarding the smallest rabbit breeds
• Fur attributes in rabbits
• Genetics–Linkage maps in the domestic rabbit
• Genetics–Color genes in the domestic rabbit
• Lop rabbit, regarding ear carriage in rabbits
• Point coloration in rabbit breeds

Further reading

• The Official Guide Book Raising Better Rabbits and Cavies, from the American Rabbit Breeders Association, Inc.
• Rabbitlopaedia - A complete guide to Rabbit Care, by Meg Brown & Virginia Richardson, Ringpress

External links

• American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA) (Includes links to national rabbit breed clubs in the US)
• British Rabbit Council (BRC) (Includes links to national rabbit breed clubs in the UK)
• Online Rabbit Care—Rabbit Breeds (Lists over 150 rabbit varieties)
• RabbitPedia.com—Rabbit Breeds (Information about 60+ Pet Rabbit Breeds from A to Z)
• Petadvices.com—Domestic Rabbit Breeds (Information about Domestic Rabbit Animal Breeds)
• Complete Guide of Rabbit Breeds - List of rabbit breeds approved by American Rabbit Breeders Association
• RabbitBreeders.us—Rabbit Breeds (Includes body-type and fur-type classifications for over 45 ARBA-recognized rabbit breeds)
• Raising-Rabbits—Rabbit Breeds (Lists over 170—and provides information on over 50—"global domestic" rabbit breeds)