List of rabbit breeds
As of 2017, there were at least 305 breeds of domestic rabbit in 70 countries around the world. A rabbit breed is a distinct variety created through natural selection or, more often, though selective breeding for specific characteristics, including size, fur, feed conversion ratio, climate adaptability, or temperament. Groups such as the American Rabbit Breeders Association and the British Rabbit Council coordinate and standardize the desired qualities of their recognized breeds, through promotion and exhibition. Each rabbit breed is considered to benefit when a reputable breeder strives to emulate the purpose for the breed, often defined by the individual breed standard by which it may be judged. 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
| Breed name | Image | Size | Fur type | Ear type | Colors & markings | ARBA recognized? | BRC recognized? | Origin | ||||
| Alaska | Short | Erect | Black | |||||||||
| Alexandria | Short | Erect | ||||||||||
| Altex | Short | Erect | Pointed White | |||||||||
| American | Short | Erect | Blue, White | |||||||||
| Chinchilla rabbit|American Chinchilla See also: Chinchilla | Short | Erect | Chinchilla | |||||||||
| American Fuzzy Lop | Long | Lop | ||||||||||
| American Sable | Short | Erect | Sable | |||||||||
| Angora See main entries: English Angora French Angora German Angora Giant Angora Satin Angora | ||||||||||||
| APRI | Short | Erect | Black, Brown, Grey, or White | |||||||||
| Argente Bleu | Short | Erect | ||||||||||
| Argente rabbit#Argente Brun|Argente Brun | Short | Erect | markings] | |||||||||
| Argente rabbit#Argente Brun|Argente Brun | Medium | Erect | markings] | |||||||||
| Argente Clair | Short | Erect | ||||||||||
| Argente rabbit#Argente Crème |Argente Crème See also: Creme d'Argent | Short | Erect | ||||||||||
| Argente rabbit#Argente de Champagne |Argente de Champagne See also: Champagne d'Argent | Short | Erect | ||||||||||
| Argente Noir | Short | Erect | ||||||||||
| Argente St Hubert | Short | Erect | ||||||||||
| Armenian Marder | Short | Erect | ||||||||||
| Astrex See also: Rex | Rex Curly Short | Erect | "Any recognised Rex Colour." | |||||||||
| Aurora Negro | ||||||||||||
| Baladi Black | Short | Erect | Black | |||||||||
| Baladi Red | Short | Erect | Red | |||||||||
| Baladi White | Short | Erect | White | |||||||||
| Bauscat | Short | Erect | Albino | |||||||||
| Beige rabbit|Beige See also: Czech Solver Separator | Short | Erect | "Dark Chamois or light sandy colour, down to the skin, faintly ticked with blue." | |||||||||
| Belgian Hare|Belgian Hare | 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." | |||||||||
| Belgian Hare|Belgian Hare | Short | Erect | "Deep red 'rufous' coat with black, wavy ticking." | |||||||||
| Beveren rabbit|Beveren See also: Pointed Beveren | Medium | Erect | Black, Blue, Brown, Lilac, White | |||||||||
| Beveren rabbit|Beveren | Medium | Erect | Black, Blue, White | |||||||||
| Big Silver Marten Also called: :de:Weißgrannen|Große Weißgrannen Veliki Bijeloopaljeni Kunić See also: Silver Marten | Short | Erect | ||||||||||
| Blanc de Bouscat | Short | Erect | "Completely snow white . Guard hairs sprinkled regularly all over the coat give it a brilliant frosty look." | |||||||||
| Blanc de Hotot | Short | Erect | White with dark rings around the eyes | |||||||||
| Blanc de Popielno Also called: Popielański Biały Popielno White | Short | Erect | Albino | |||||||||
| Blanc de Termonde | Short | Erect | "Immaculately white. Eyes are ruby red" | |||||||||
| Blue of Ham | Long | Erect | "Slate blue with a blue sub-color" but "not as dark as the blue Vienna" | |||||||||
| Blue of Sint-Niklaas | Short | Erect | Blue | |||||||||
| Bourbonnais Grey Also called: Gris du Bourbonnais | Short | Erect | "Overall color is slate blue with longer gray guard hairs tipped black." | |||||||||
| Brazilian | Short | Erect | ||||||||||
| Britannia Petite rabbit|Britannia Petite See also: Polish | Short | Erect | Black, Black Otter, Blue-Eyed White, Chestnut, Red-Eyed White, Sable Marten | |||||||||
| British Giant | Short | Erect | Black, Blue, Brown Grey, Dark Steel Grey, Opal, White | |||||||||
| Brown Chestnut of Lorraine Also called: Brun Marron de Lorraine | 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." | |||||||||
| Caldes | Short | Erect | Red-Eyed White | |||||||||
| Californian rabbit|Californian | Short | Erect | Four varieties, all being white with dark points: Normal, Chocolate, Blue, or Lilac | |||||||||
| Californian rabbit|Californian | Short | Erect | One variety, being white with dark points: Standard | |||||||||
| Canadian Plush Lop See also: Rex | Rex Curly Medium | Lop | ||||||||||
| Carmagnola Grey | Short | Erect | ||||||||||
| Cashmere Lop See also: Miniature Cashmere Lop | Long | Lop | ||||||||||
| Argente rabbit#Champagne d'Argent |Champagne d'Argent See also: Argente de Champagne | Short | Erect | ||||||||||
| Chaudry | Short | Erect | Red-Eyed White | |||||||||
| Checkered Giant|Checkered Giant See also: Giant Papillon | Short | Erect | Black, Blue | |||||||||
| Chinchilla See main entries: American Chinchilla Chinchilla Chinchilla Giganta Giant Chinchilla Standard Chinchilla | ||||||||||||
| Chinchilla rabbit|Chinchilla | Short | Erect | "To resemble real Chinchilla." | |||||||||
| Chinchilla rabbit|Chinchilla Giganta | Short | Erect | "Desired top colour considerably darker grey than the Chinchilla | Short | Erect | Cinnamon | ||||||
| Continental Giant Coloured | Short | Erect | Agouti, Black, Chinchilla, Dark Steel, Light Steel, Opal, Red Agouti, Yellow | |||||||||
| Continental Giant White | Short | Erect | "Immaculate white, eyes pink or blue." | |||||||||
| Argente rabbit#Creme d'Argent |Creme d'Argent See also: Argente Crème | Short | Erect | "Creamy white with an orange cast" | |||||||||
| Criollo | Short | Erect | "Many colors and patterns." | |||||||||
| Cuban Brown | Short | Erect | Glossy brown | |||||||||
| Czech Red | Short | Erect | Chestnut | |||||||||
| Beige rabbit|Czech Solver Also called: Český Luštič See also: Beige Separator | Short | Erect | ||||||||||
| Czech Spot | Short | Erect | Agouti, Black, Blue, Isabella, Tortoise, Tri-color | |||||||||
| Czech White Also called: Český Albín | Short | Erect | White | |||||||||
| Dalmatian | Rex Straight Short | Erect | White with "numerous little coloured patches" of "black, blue, brown, orange, or fawn". | |||||||||
| Deilenaar | Short | Erect | Red Agouti | |||||||||
| Dutch rabbit|Dutch | Short | Erect | Black, Blue, Brown Grey, Chocolate, Pale Grey, Steel Grey, Tortoiseshell, Yellow | |||||||||
| Dutch rabbit|Dutch | Short | Erect | Black Dutch, Blue Dutch, Chinchilla Dutch, Chocolate Dutch, Gray Dutch, Steel Dutch, Tortoise Dutch | |||||||||
| Dutch See main entry: Tri-Colour Dutch | ||||||||||||
| Dwarf Hotot | Short | Erect | White with black around the eyes | |||||||||
| Mini Lop|Dwarf Lop See also: Mini Lop | Short | Lop | ||||||||||
| Elfin See main entry: Swedish Hare | ||||||||||||
| Enderby Island | Short | Erect | "Silver-grey" or "Cream or beige" | |||||||||
| English Angora | Long | Erect | ||||||||||
| English Lop | Short | Lop | ||||||||||
| English Spot | Short | Erect | White with colored butterfly pattern | |||||||||
| Fauve de Bourgogne | Short | Erect | Orange/Red | |||||||||
| Fee de Marbourg See main entry: Marburger Feh | ||||||||||||
| Feh de Marbourg See main entry: Marburger Feh | ||||||||||||
| Feu Noir See main entry: Tan | ||||||||||||
| Flemish Giant rabbit|Flemish Giant | Short | Erect | "Dark steel grey, with even or wavy ticking except belly & under tail which shall be white ." | |||||||||
| Flemish Giant rabbit|Flemish Giant | Short | Erect | Black, Blue, Fawn, Light Grey, Sandy, Steel, White | |||||||||
| Florida White | Short | Erect | White | |||||||||
| Long | Erect | "It is most common in the color white." | ||||||||||
| Silver Fox rabbit|Fox-Silver See also: Silver Fox | Short | Erect | Black, Blue, Chocolate, Lilac | |||||||||
| French Angora | Long | Erect | ||||||||||
| French Lop | Short | Lop | ||||||||||
| Gabali | Short | Erect | Agouti | |||||||||
| German Angora | Long | Erect | ||||||||||
| German Lop | Short | Lop | ||||||||||
| Giant Angora | Long | Erect | — | |||||||||
| Chinchilla rabbit|Giant Chinchilla See also: Chinchilla | Short | Erect | Chinchilla | |||||||||
| Giant Havana Also called: Stor Havana Stora Havana See also: Havana Havana | Short | Erect | "Dark brown and glossy color. The eyes are brown, but from certain points of view they are ruby red." | |||||||||
| Giant Marburger Also called: Stor Marburger Egern See also: Marburger Feh | Medium | Erect | "A grey-blue outer color with a brownish undertone." | |||||||||
| Checkered Giant|Giant Papillon See also: Checkered Giant Miniature Papillon | Short | Erect | "All recognised colours are admissible." | |||||||||
| Giant Silver Also called: Stor Sølv Stora Sølv See also: Silver Silver | Short | Erect | "The entire body has a black base color mixed with hair with white tips that gives the rabbit a silver sheen." | |||||||||
| Giant Smoke Pearl Also called: Stor Zobel Stora Zobel See also: Smoke Pearl | Short | Erect | "A mixture of brown, so-called sepia-colored and beige tones" . | |||||||||
| Giza White | Short | Erect | Albino | |||||||||
| Golden Glavcot | Short | Erect | — | |||||||||
| Gotland | Short | Erect | — | |||||||||
| Gouwenaar | Short | Erect | "The body color has a light grey-blue tone throughout the body." | |||||||||
| Grey Pearl of Halle Also called: Gris Perle de Hal Lille Egern Parelgrijze van Halle | Short | Erect | "The body color is a light grey-blue tone throughout the body." | |||||||||
| Güzelçamlı | Short | Erect | White with chocolate markings | |||||||||
| Harlequin rabbit|Harlequin | Short | Erect | Harlequin Magpie | |||||||||
| Harlequin rabbit|Harlequin | Short | Erect | Japanese Magpie | |||||||||
| Harlequin Dutch See main entry: Tri-Colour Dutch | ||||||||||||
| Harlequin Rex Also called: Magpie Rex Japanese Rex | Rex Straight Short | Erect | ] | |||||||||
| Havana |Havana See also: Giant Havana | Short | Erect | "A rich, dark chocolate with a purplish sheen, pearl-grey undercolour." | |||||||||
| Havana |Havana See also: Giant Havana | Short | Erect | Black, Blue, Broken, Chocolate, Lilac | |||||||||
| Himalayan Also called: Russian | Short | Erect | White with points of either black, blue, chocolate, or lilac | |||||||||
| Holland Lop|Holland Lop See also: Miniature Lop | Short | Lop | Agouti, Broken, Pointed White, Self Colors, Shaded Colors, Tan Pattern, Ticked, Wide Band | |||||||||
| Hulstlander | Short | Erect | White with blue eyes | |||||||||
| Hungarian Giant | Short | Erect | ||||||||||
| Isabella | 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." | |||||||||
| Long | Erect | "ike Japanese. The most common color is black / yellow, but black and white may occur." | ||||||||||
| Japanese Dutch See main entry: Tri-Colour Dutch | ||||||||||||
| Japanese White Also called: :ja:日本白色種|日本白色種 Includes: ジャンボうさぎ Jumbo Usagi | Short | Erect | Albino | |||||||||
| Jersey Wooly | Long | Erect | ||||||||||
| Kabyle | Short | Erect | ||||||||||
| Lilac rabbit|Lilac | Short | Erect | "An even pink shade of dove colour" | |||||||||
| Lilac rabbit|Lilac | Short | Erect | "Pinkish dove-gray" | |||||||||
| Lionhead rabbit|Lionhead | Long | Erect | "All recognised colour and pattern" | |||||||||
| Lionhead rabbit|Lionhead | Long | Erect | Chocolate, Ruby-Eyed White, Seal, Siamese Sable, Tortoise | |||||||||
| Liptov Baldspotted Rabbit Also called: Liptovský lysko | Short | Erect | Agouti, Blue-Agouti, or Black | |||||||||
| Lynx Also called: Luchskaninchen Lux | 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." | |||||||||
| Fee de Marbourg|Marburger Feh Originally named: Fee de Marbourg Renamed: Feh de Marbourg See also: Giant Marburger | Short | Erect | "The top colour is a delicately toned light blue which appears to be covered with a brownish veil." | |||||||||
| Mecklenburger Piebald Also called: :de:Mecklenburger Schecken|Mecklenburger Schecke | Medium | Erect | "" | |||||||||
| Meissner Lop | Short | Lop | ||||||||||
| Mellerud rabbit | Short | Erect | Albino, Black with inexact "Dutch" markings | |||||||||
| Mini Cashmere Lop See main entry: Miniature Cashmere Lop | ||||||||||||
| Mini Lion Lop See main entry: Miniature Lion Lop | ||||||||||||
| Mini Lop|Mini Lop Not to be confused with: Miniature Lop | Short | Lop | ||||||||||
| Mini Rex|Mini Rex See also: Rex | 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, Tri-Color, Pattern | |||||||||
| Mini Satin |Mini Satin Not to be confused with: Miniature Satin | Short | Erect | Black, Blue, Broken, Chinchilla, Chocolate, Chocolate Agouti, Copper, Himalayan, Opal, Red, Siamese, Silver Marten, Squirrel, Tortoise, White | |||||||||
| Miniature Cashmere Lop See also: Cashmere Lop | Long | Lop | ||||||||||
| Miniature Lion Lop | Long | Lop | Chocolate Point Also: "Any colour or pattern apart from the broken pattern." | |||||||||
| Holland Lop|Miniature Lop Not to be confused with: Mini Lop See also: Holland Lop | Short | Lop | "Any colour or pattern apart from the broken pattern." | |||||||||
| Miniature Papillon Also called: Dværgschecke See also: Giant Papillon | Short | Erect | Black/White, Blue/White, Tri-colour | |||||||||
| Mini Rex|Miniature Rex See also: Rex | Rex Straight Short | Erect | "As for Standard Rex." | |||||||||
| Miniature Satin |Miniature Satin Not to be confused with: Mini Satin | Short | Erect | Ivory | |||||||||
| Moshtohor Also called: Line M | Short | Erect | Yellowish-Brown, White, or Grey | |||||||||
| Netherland Dwarf | Short | Erect | ||||||||||
| New Zealand rabbit|New Zealand | Short | Erect | Black, Blue, Broken, Red, White | |||||||||
| New Zealand rabbit|New Zealand red | Short | Erect | "Bright golden red or reddish gold with sheen" | |||||||||
| New Zealand rabbit|New Zealand white | Short | Erect | Black, Blue, White | |||||||||
| Nitransky | Short | Erect | ||||||||||
| Opossum See also: Rex | Rex Curly Long | Erect | "Any recognised colour." | |||||||||
| Orange | Short | Erect | " A strong and warm yellow-red outer color." | |||||||||
Also called: Rex du Poitou | Rex Straight Short | Erect | ||||||||||
| Ørestad | Short | Erect | Ruby-Eyed White | |||||||||
| Palomino | Short | Erect | Golden, Lynx | |||||||||
| Pannon White | Short | Erect | White | |||||||||
| Perlfee | Short | Erect | "Blue Agouti" | |||||||||
| Plush Lop See also: Rex | Rex Straight Short | Lop | "Any colour and pattern accepted by the apart from the broken pattern." | |||||||||
| Plush Lop See also: Rex | Rex Straight Short | Lop | "Any colour and pattern accepted by the apart from the broken pattern." | |||||||||
| Pointed Beveren See also: Beveren | Short | Erect | Black, Blue, Brown, Lilac | |||||||||
| Polish rabbit|Polish See also: Britannia Petite | Short | Erect | ||||||||||
| Polish rabbit|Polish | Short | Erect | Black, Blue, Blue-Eyed White, Broken, Chocolate, Red-Eyed White | |||||||||
| Rex rabbit|Rex Originally called: Castorrex Sometimes called: Standard Rex NOTE: To see all breeds with rex fur, sort on the "Fur Type" column. | Rex Straight Short | Erect | ||||||||||
| Rex du Poitou See main entry: Orylag | ||||||||||||
| Rhinelander See also: Rhinsk Schecke | Short | Erect | White with coloured butterfly patterns | |||||||||
Also called: Rhön | Short | Erect | "A white/black rabbit whose color/pattern is intended to resemble the surface of a birch tree." | |||||||||
| Russian See main entry: Himalayan | ||||||||||||
Also called: Saxon Gold | Short | Erect | Chestnut | |||||||||
| Sallander | Short | Erect | — | |||||||||
| San Juan | Short | Erect | Agouti | |||||||||
| Satin |Satin See also: Miniature Satin | Medium | Erect | ||||||||||
| Satin |Satin See also: Mini Satin | Short | Erect | Black, Blue, Broken, Californian, Chinchilla, Chocolate, Copper, Lilac, Otter, Red, Siamese, White | |||||||||
| Satin Angora | Long | Erect | ||||||||||
| Short | Erect | "ure white black ticking" | ||||||||||
| Beige rabbit|Separator See also: Beige Czech Solver | Short | Erect | ||||||||||
| Siamese Sable | Short | Erect | Light Siamese Sable, Medium Siamese Sable, Dark Siamese Sable | |||||||||
| Siberian | Short | Erect | Black, Blue, Brown, Lilac | |||||||||
| Silver |Silver See also: Giant Silver | Short | Erect | Blue, Brown, Fawn, Grey | |||||||||
| Silver |Silver See also: Giant Silver | Short | Erect | Black, Brown, Fawn | |||||||||
| Silver Fox See main entry: Fox-Silver | ||||||||||||
| Silver Fox rabbit|Silver Fox | Long | Erect | Black, Blue, Chocolate | |||||||||
| Silver Marten Also called: Beloresavec :de:Weißgrannen|Weißgrannen See also: Big Silver Marten | Short | Erect | Black, Blue, Chocolate, Sable | |||||||||
| Simenwar | ||||||||||||
| Slovenian Rabbit Also called: Slovenski kunec | Short | Erect | "Blue velvet" with "yellowish-brown" substrate and flecking. "The tail and belly are white, and the eyes are brown." | |||||||||
| Smoke Pearl Also called: Sinisoopeli Zobel blå Zobel blue See also: Giant Smoke Pearl | Short | Erect | Marten type or Siamese type | |||||||||
| Spanish Giant | Short | Erect | — | |||||||||
| Squirrel | Short | Erect | — | |||||||||
| Chinchilla rabbit|Standard Chinchilla See also: Chinchilla | Short | Erect | Chinchilla | |||||||||
| Standard Rex See main entry: Rex | ||||||||||||
| Stone rabbit Also called: :nl:Steenkonijn|Steenkonijn | Short | Erect | Haaskleur, Konijngrijs, Ijzergrauw | |||||||||
| Sussex | Short | Erect | Cream, Gold | |||||||||
| Swedish Fur Also called: Svensk Pels | Short | Erect | "Glossy black with evenly spaced white hair." | |||||||||
| Swedish Hare Includes the breed prev. named: Elfin | Short | Erect | All colors and markings are acceptable | |||||||||
| Swiss Fox | Long | Erect | — | |||||||||
| Tadla | Short | Erect | Agouti | |||||||||
| Tan Also called: Feu Noir | Short | Erect | Black & Tan, Blue & Tan, Chocolate & Tan, Lilac & Tan | |||||||||
| Teddy Dwarf Also called: :de:Teddykaninchen#Teddyzwerg|Teddyzwerg | Long | Erect | ||||||||||
| Teddy Lop Also called: :de:Teddykaninchen#Teddywidder|Teddywidder | Long | Lop | ||||||||||
| Thrianta | Short | Erect | Chestnut | |||||||||
| Thuringer Also called: Thüringer | Short | Erect | ||||||||||
| Tri-Colour Dutch Also called: Harlequin Dutch Japanese Dutch | Short | Erect | ||||||||||
| Tri-Colour English | Short | Erect | ||||||||||
| Trønder | Short | Erect | "The color is shiny black with evenly distributed white hair. The white hairs are white in their full length" | |||||||||
| V-line Also called: Line V | ||||||||||||
| Velveteen Lop See also: Rex | Rex Straight Short | Lop | ||||||||||
| Vienna Coloured | Medium | Erect | Agouti, Black, Blue | |||||||||
| Vienna White | Short | Erect | "ure white very lustrous" | |||||||||
| Wheaten | Short | Erect | "Wheaten " | |||||||||
| Wheaten Lynx | Short | Erect | "Orange-shot-silver" | |||||||||
| White Country Also called: Hvid Land :no:Hvit land|Hvit Land Vit Lant | Short | Erect | Albino | |||||||||
| Zemmouri | Short | Erect | ||||||||||
| Zika | Short | Erect | Albino |
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, or
- recognized as a distinct breed that resulted from natural selection.
Terminology
It is sometimes difficult to ascertain which came first, the breed name or the color/pattern name. What is certain is that in such situations the two at some point were synonymous but subsequent developments in other breeds 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 is left, in the following table, to the authority of ARBA, the BRC, or other reputable source.
Extinct rabbit breeds
Certain rabbit breeds, though now extinct, contributed strongly to the development of a modern-day breed. Little may be known of the extinct breed and in some cases the only records are extracts in old breed books.| Breed name | Image | Size | Fur type | Ear type | Colors & markings | Origin | of the modern |
| Beaver | — | — | — | — | Silky & luxurious coat | — | — |
| Blanc de Chauny | — | — | — | — | Snow white | — | — |
| Blanc de L'Oural | — | — | — | Albino | — | ||
| Golden Fawn | — | — | — | — | — | — | New Zealand red |
| Old English Red | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Patagonian | — | — | — | — | — | Flemish Giant | |
| Petite Brabancon | — | — | — | — | — | Dutch | |
| Rouennais | — | Short | Erect | — | French Lop | ||
| Sitka | — | — | Long | — | — | — | |
| Swan | — | — | — | Brown, Grey | — |