List of rabbit breeds

Rabbit breeds are different varieties of the domestic rabbit created through selective breeding or natural selection. Breeds recognized by organizations such as the American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA) or the British Rabbit Council (BRC) may be exhibited and judged in rabbit shows. Breeders attempt to emulate the breed standard by which each breed is judged.

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List with classification and standards

Breed	Origin	Size	Fur Type	Ear Type	Color(s)	ARBA Accepted	BRC Accepted	Image
Alaska	Germany	7–9 lb (3.2–4.1 kg)	Short	Upright	Black	No	Yes
Altex	United States; crossbreed being developed in USA	13 lb (5.9 kg)	Short	Upright	Pointed White	No	No	---
American	United States	9–12 lb (4.1–5.4 kg)	Short	Upright	Blue and White	Yes	No
American Fuzzy Lop	United States	3–4 lb (1.4–1.8 kg)	Long	Lop	All	Yes	No
American Sable	United States	9–10 lb (4.1–4.5 kg)	Short	Upright	Sable	Yes	No
Argente Bleu	France	6 lb (2.7 kg)	Short	Upright	Blue	No	Yes	---
Argente Brun	France	6 lb (2.7 kg)	Short	Upright	Brown	Yes	Yes	---
Argente Clair	France	6 lb (2.7 kg)	Short	Upright	Blue Silver	No	No	---
Argente Crème	France	6 lb (2.7 kg)	Short	Upright	Cream	Yes	Yes	---
Argente de Champagne	France	8–10 lb (3.6–4.5 kg)	Short	Upright	Silver	Yes	Yes
Argente Noir	France	6 lb (2.7 kg)	Short	Upright	Dark Silver	No	Yes	---
Argente St Hubert	France	6 lb (2.7 kg)	Short	Upright	Silvered Black Agouti	No	Yes	---
Baladi	Egypt	6 lb (2.7 kg)	Short	Upright	Black, Red, White	No	No	---
Bauscat	Egypt	8 lb (3.6 kg)	Short	Upright	Albino	No	No	---
Beige	England/Netherlands	6.5 lb (2.9 kg)	Short	Upright	Dark Chamois or Light Sand	No	Yes	---
Belgian Hare	Belgium	8–10 lb (3.6–4.5 kg)	Short	Upright	Black, Black & Tan, Red	Yes	Yes
Beveren	Belgium	5–8 lb (2.3–3.6 kg)	Short	Upright	Black, Blue, White	Yes	Yes	---
Big Silver Marten	Croatia	8–12 lb (3.6–5.4 kg)	Short	Upright	Black, Chocolate, Blue; Sallander	No	No	---
Blanc de Bouscat	France	11–15 lb (5.0–6.8 kg)	Short	Upright	White	No	Yes	---
Blanc de Hotot	France	8–11 lb (3.6–5.0 kg)	Short	Upright	White, dark rings around eyes	Yes	Yes
Blanc de Popielno	France	10–12 lb (4.5–5.4 kg)	Short	Upright	White	No	No	---
Blanc de Termonde	Belgium	10–12 lb (4.5–5.4 kg)	Short	Upright	White, Red Eyes	No	Yes	---
Blue of Ham	Belgium	10–13 lb (4.5–5.9 kg)	Short	Upright		No	No	---
Blue of Sint-Niklaas	Belgium	5–12 lb (2.3–5.4 kg)	Short	Upright	Blue	No	No
Bourbonnais Grey	France	7–11 lb (3.2–5.0 kg)	Short	Upright	Blue	No	No	---
Brazilian	Brazil	7–11 lb (3.2–5.0 kg)	Short	Upright		No	No	---
Britannia Petite	England	1.5–2.5 lb (0.68–1.13 kg)	Short	Upright	Black, Black Otter, Chestnut, Sable Marten, Red-Eyed White. Blue-Eyed White	Yes	No
British Giant	England	12–13 lb (5.4–5.9 kg)	Short	Upright	Black, Blue, White, Opal, Steel Grey, Brown Grey	No	Yes	---
Brown Chestnut of Lorraine	France	4.5 lb (2.0 kg)	Short	Upright	Chestnut	No	No	---
Caldes	Spain		Short	Upright	Red-Eyed White	No	No	---
Californian	United States	9–10 lb (4.1–4.5 kg)	Short	Upright	White with Chocolate, Lilac or Blue points, red eyes	Yes	Yes
Carmagnola Grey	Italy	10–12 lb (4.5–5.4 kg)	Short	Upright	Chinchilla	No	No	---
Cashmere Lop	England	4–5 lb (1.8–2.3 kg)	Long	Lop	Many	No	Yes	---
Chaudry	France	8–9 lb (3.6–4.1 kg)	Short	Upright	Red-Eyed White	No	No	---
Checkered Giant	Europe	11–12 lb (5.0–5.4 kg)	Short	Upright	White with black markings	Yes	Yes
Chinchilla (Standard)	France	5–7 lb (2.3–3.2 kg)	Short	Upright	Chinchilla	Yes	Yes
Chinchilla (American)	United States	9–12 lb (4.1–5.4 kg)	Short	Upright	Chinchilla	Yes	No	---
Chinchilla (Giganta)	France	10–12 lb (4.5–5.4 kg)	Short	Upright	Chinchilla	No	Yes	---
Chinchilla (Giant)	United States	10–16 lb (4.5–7.3 kg)	Short	Upright	Chinchilla	Yes	No	---
Cinnamon	United States	10–11 lb (4.5–5.0 kg)	Short	Upright	Cinnamon	Yes	No	---
Continental Giant	Europe	12–16 lb (5.4–7.3 kg)	Short	Upright	Many	No	Yes	---
Criollo	Mexico		Short	Upright		No	No	---
Cuban Brown	Central America		Short	Upright	Chocolate	No	No	---
Czech Albin	Czech Republic		Short	Upright	White	No	No
Czech Spot	Czech Republic	6–8 lb (2.7–3.6 kg)	Short	Upright	Black, Blue, Agouti, Tri-color	No	No
Czech Red	Czech Republic	4–5 lb (1.8–2.3 kg)	Short	Upright	Chestnut	No	No
Deilenaar	Netherlands	5–8 lb (2.3–3.6 kg)	Short	Upright	Red Agouti	No	Yes	---
Dutch	England	4–5 lb (1.8–2.3 kg)	Short	Upright	Black, Blue, Chinchilla, Chocolate, Grey, Steel, Tortoise with a white band across the shoulders, white nose and white paws	Yes	Yes
Dutch (Tri-Coloured)	England	4–5 lb (1.8–2.3 kg)	Short	Upright	Tri-colour with a white band across the shoulders, white nose and white paws	No	Yes	---
Dwarf Hotot	Germany	2–3 lb (0.91–1.36 kg)	Short	Upright	White with black around the eyes	Yes	No
Dwarf Lop (Mini Lop in USA)	Germany	4–5 lb (1.8–2.3 kg)	Short	Lop	Many	Yes	Yes
Elfin	Sweden	4–5 lb (1.8–2.3 kg)	Short	Upright	Many	No	No
Enderby Island	Australia	3–4 lb (1.4–1.8 kg)	Short	Upright	Champagne, Crème	No	No	---
English Angora	France	5–8 lb (2.3–3.6 kg)	Long	Upright	Many	Yes	Yes
English Spot	England	5–8 lb (2.3–3.6 kg)	Short	Upright	White with colored butterfly pattern	Yes	Yes
English Lop	England	10–11 lb (4.5–5.0 kg)	Short	Lop	Many	Yes	Yes
Fauve de Bourgogne	France	7–11 lb (3.2–5.0 kg)	Short	Upright	Orange/Red	No	Yes
Fee de Marbourg (Marburger)	France	4–7 lb (1.8–3.2 kg)	Short	Upright	Lilac	No	No
Flemish Giant	Belgium	14–25 lb (6.4–11.3 kg)	Tall	Upright	Steel, Light Grey, Sandy, Fawn, White, Black, Blue	Yes	Yes
Florida White	United States	4–6 lb (1.8–2.7 kg)	Short	Upright	White	Yes	No
French Angora	France	7–10 lb (3.2–4.5 kg)	Long	Upright	Many	Yes	No
French Lop	France	10 lb (4.5 kg)	Short	Lop	Many	Yes	Yes
Gabali	Egypt	6–7 lb (2.7–3.2 kg)	Short	Upright	Agouti	No	No	---
German Angora	Germany	4–12 lb (1.8–5.4 kg)	Long	Upright	White, Albino	No	No	---
German Lop	Germany	6–8 lb (2.7–3.6 kg)	Short	Lop	Many	No	Yes	---
Giant Angora	United States	10 lb (4.5 kg)	Long	Upright		Yes	No
Giant Papillon	Europe	11–12 lb (5.0–5.4 kg)	Short	Upright	White with black markings	Yes	Yes
Giza White	Egypt	5–7 lb (2.3–3.2 kg)	Short	Upright	White (albino)	No	No	---
Golden Glavcot	England	5–6 lb (2.3–2.7 kg)	Short	Upright		No	Yes	---
Gotland	Sweden	6.6–9 lb (3.0–4.1 kg)	Short	Upright		No	No
Grey Pearl of Halle	Belgium	5–6 lb (2.3–2.7 kg)	Short	Upright	Light Grey	No	No	---
Güzelçamlı rabbit	Turkey	5–8 lb (2.3–3.6 kg)	Short	Upright	White with chocolate markings	No	No	---
Harlequin	France	6–9 lb (2.7–4.1 kg)		Upright	2 colours in fur i.e. part black part orange	Yes	Yes
Havana	Netherlands	4.5–6.5 lb (2.0–2.9 kg)	Short	Upright	Chocolate, Blue, Black, Lilac	Yes	Yes
Himalayan	Asia	6–8 lb (2.7–3.6 kg)	Short	Upright	White with black, chocolate, lilac or blue points	Yes	Yes
Hulstlander	Netherlands	4–6 lb (1.8–2.7 kg)	Short	Upright	White with blue eyes	No	Yes	---
Hungarian Giant	Hungary	12–15 lb (5.4–6.8 kg)	Short	Upright	Many	No	No	---
Japanese White	Japan	6.6–13.2 lb (3.0–6.0 kg)	Short	Upright	Albino	No	No	---
Jersey Wooly	United States	2.5–3.5 lb (1.1–1.6 kg)	Long	Upright	Many	Yes	No
Kabyle	Algeria	5–6 lb (2.3–2.7 kg)	Short	Upright	Many	No	No	---
Lilac	England	5–7 lb (2.3–3.2 kg)	Short	Upright	Lavender	Yes	Yes	---
Lionhead	United States	2.5–3.5 lb (1.1–1.6 kg)	Long	Upright	Varies by country [1][2]	Yes	Yes
Liptov Baldspotted Rabbit	Slovakia	8–9 lb (3.6–4.1 kg)	Short	Upright	Agouti, Black	No	No	---
Meissner Lop	Germany	10–12 lb (4.5–5.4 kg)	Short	Lop	Many	No	Yes
Mellerud rabbit	Sweden	6.6–7.7 lb (3.0–3.5 kg)	Short	Upright	Albino, Black/white	No	No
Miniature Lop (Holland Lop in USA)	Netherlands	2–3 lb (0.91–1.36 kg)	Short	Lop	Many	Yes	Yes
Mini Lion Lop	England	2–3 lb (0.91–1.36 kg)	Long	Lop	Many	No	Yes
Netherland Dwarf	Netherlands	1.1–3.5 lb (0.50–1.59 kg)	Short	Upright	Many	Yes	Yes
New Zealand	United States	9–12 lb (4.1–5.4 kg)	Short	Upright	White with red eyes, Red, Black, Broken	Yes	Yes
New Zealand Red	Czech Republic	9–12 lb (4.1–5.4 kg)	Short	Upright	Chestnut	No	Yes
Orestad	Scandinavia	5–7 lb (2.3–3.2 kg)	Short	Upright	Albino	No	No	---
Palomino	United States	10–11 lb (4.5–5.0 kg)	Short	Upright	Lynx, Golden	Yes	No
Pannon White	Hungary	5–10 lb (2.3–4.5 kg)	Short	Upright	White	No	No	---
Perlfee	England	5–8 lb (2.3–3.6 kg)	Short	Upright	Blue Agouti	No	Yes	---
Plush Lop (Standard)	United States	5–8 lb (2.3–3.6 kg)	Rex	Lop		No	No	---
Plush Lop (Mini)	United States	3–4 lb (1.4–1.8 kg)	Rex	Lop		No	No	---
Pointed Beveren	Belgium	7 lb (3.2 kg)	Short	Upright	Blue points, brown or lilac also recognised	No	Yes	---
Polish	England	1–2 lb (0.45–0.91 kg)	Short	Upright	Many	Yes	Yes
Rex (Standard)	France	6–10 lb (2.7–4.5 kg)	Rex[3]	Upright	Many	Yes	Yes
Rex (Astrex)	England	6–10 lb (2.7–4.5 kg)	Rex, wavy	Upright	Many	No	Yes	---
Rex (Mini)	England	3–4 lb (1.4–1.8 kg)	Rex	Upright	Many	Yes	Yes
Rex (Opossum)	England	6–8 lb (2.7–3.6 kg)	Long	Upright	Many	No	Yes	---
Rhinelander	Germany	9–10 lb (4.1–4.5 kg)	Short	Upright	White with coloured butterfly patterns	Yes	Yes
Sallander	Netherlands	5–9 lb (2.3–4.1 kg)	Short	Upright		No	Yes	---
San Juan	United States	3–5 lb (1.4–2.3 kg)	Short	Upright	Agouti	No	No	---
Satin		6–8 lb (2.7–3.6 kg)	Short	Upright	All self colours, very shiny fur	Yes	Yes
Satin (Mini)		4–5 lb (1.8–2.3 kg)	Short	Upright		No	Yes	---
Satin Angora	Canada	6–9 lb (2.7–4.1 kg)	Long	Upright		Yes	No
Sachsengold	Germany		Short	Upright	Chestnut	No	No
Siberian		5–7 lb (2.3–3.2 kg)	Short	Upright		No	Yes	---
Siamese Sable		5–7 lb (2.3–3.2 kg)	Short	Upright		No	Yes	---
Silver		5–7 lb (2.3–3.2 kg)	Short	Upright		Yes	Yes
Silver Fox	United States	11–12 lb (5.0–5.4 kg)	Short	Upright		Yes	Yes
Silver Marten		9.5 lb (4.3 kg)	Short	Upright		Yes	No
Smoke Pearl		5–7 lb (2.3–3.2 kg)	Short	Upright		No	Yes	---
Spanish Giant	Spain	12.5–15 lb (5.7–6.8 kg)	Short	Upright		No	No	---
Squirrel		5–7 lb (2.3–3.2 kg)	Short	Upright		No	Yes	---
Sussex	England	7–8 lb (3.2–3.6 kg)	Short	Upright	Gold, Cream	No	Yes	---
Swiss Fox		5–8 lb (2.3–3.6 kg)	Long	Upright		No	Yes
Tadla	Morocco	4–5 lb (1.8–2.3 kg)	Short	Upright	Agouti	No	No	---
Tan	England	4–6 lb (1.8–2.7 kg)	Short	Upright	Black, Blue, Chocolate, Lilac	Yes	Yes
Teddywidder	Germany	3.3 lb (1.5 kg)	Long	Lop	Many	No	No
Thrianta	Netherlands	6 lb (2.7 kg)	Short	Upright	Chestnut	Yes	Yes
Thuringer	Germany	9 lb (4.1 kg)	Short	Upright		No	Yes
Vienna		7–9 lb (3.2–4.1 kg)	Short	Upright	Blue, Black, Agouti, White	No	Yes
Wheaten		5.5–7 lb (2.5–3.2 kg)	Short	Upright	Fawn or pale yellow	No	Yes	---
Wheaten Lynx		5.5–7 lb (2.5–3.2 kg)	Short	Upright	Orange shot silver	No	Yes	---
Zemmouri	Morocco		Short	Upright		No	No	---

Extinct Breeds

These rabbit breeds are now extinct but many form part of the heritage of the rabbit breeds above. For some there is very little known and the only records that exist are extracts in old breed books.

Breed	Origin	Size	Fur Type	Ear Type	Color(s)	Image	Breed Heritage[4]
Beaver	---	---	---	---	Silky & luxurious coat	---
Blanc de Chauny	---	---	---	---	Snow white	---
Blanc de L'Oural	France	8–10 lb (3.6–4.5 kg)	---	---	Albino	---
Golden Fawn	---	---	---	---	---	---	New Zealand Red
Old English Red	England	---	---	---	---	---
Patagonian	Europe	---	---	---	---	---	Flemish Giant
Petite Brabancon	Belgium	---	---	---	---	---	Dutch
Rouennais	France	8–10 lb (3.6–4.5 kg)	Short	Upright	---	---	French Lop
Sitka	England	---	Long	---	---	---
Swan	Isle of Man	16–20 lb (7.3–9.1 kg)	---	---	Brown, Grey	---

References

Notes

1. ARBA 2013 Standards Committee Report
2. BRC Lionhead Standard
3. Rex means genetic fur mutation. Rexes lack the long guard hairs of the normal-furred rabbit counterparts. Their fur is very short, soft and velvety.
4. These are breeds that this extinct breed has contributed to that exist nowadays.

Bibliography

• 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
• American Blue & White Rabbit information website
• American Rabbit Breeders Association
• American Livestock Breeds Conservancy - Rabbits
• House Rabbit Society
• Raising Rabbits - Rabbit Breeds
• National Miniature Lop Rabbit Club
• British Rabbit Council
• Rabbit Breed Classifications
• Raising Rabbits - Rabbit Information
• Rabbit Forums - Rabbit Breeds Discussion