Rabbits

Breed (Origin)

• Description

Alaska (Germany)

• Black; Use: ??

American (USA)

• Blue, or white; Use: Meat

American Checkered Giant (Germany)

• Black, or blue; Use: ??

American Silver Fox (USA)

• Black, or blue; Use: Showing

Argente Bleu (France)

• Blue; Use: ??

Argente Brun (rare) (France)

• Brown; Use: ??

Argente Crème (France)

• Creamy-white and orange; Use: ??

Argente de Champagne (France)

• Silver; Use: Fur, Meat

Belgian Hare (Belgium)

• Ajouti; Use: Meat, Showing

Beveren (Belgium)

• Black, or blue, or white, or brown, or lilac; Use: Fur, Meat

Blanc de Bouscat (France)

• White; Use: Meat, Showing

Blanc de Hotot (France)

• White; Use: Meat

British Giant (United Kingdom)

• White, or grey, or black, or blue; Use: Meat

Californian (USA)

• White, with black markings; Use: Meat

Castor Rex (United Kingdom)

• ??; Use: Fur, Meat

Chinchilla (France)

• Slate-blue, with white; Use: Fur

Chinchilla Giganta (United Kingdom)

• Darker than Chinchilla; Use: Fur, Meat

Dalmatian Rex (France)

• White, with coloured spots; Use: Fur, Meat

Dutch (Netherlands)

• Black, or blue, or grey, or fawn, or yellow; Use: Showing

Dwarf Hotot (Germany)

• White; Use: Showing

Dwarf Lop (France)

• Solid or broken colours; Small; Use: Showing

Egyptian Smut: See – Himalayan

English (United Kingdom)

• Black, or blue, or grey, or chocolate, or tortoiseshell; Use: Showing

English Angora (Turkey)

• Various colours; Use: Fur

Ermine Rex (United Kingdom)

• White; Use: Fur, Meat

Flemish Giant (Flanders)

• Grey, or sandy, or black, or blue, or fawn, or white; Use: Meat, Showing

Florida White (USA)

• White; Use: Laboratory, Meat

Fox (United Kingdom, USA)

• Black, or blue, or chocolate, or sable; Use: Fur

French Angora (Turkey)

• Various colours; Use: Fur

French Lop (France)

• Solid colours, or broken colours; Use: Fur

Harlequin (France)

• Black, or blue, or brown, or lilac; Use: Fur, Meat, Showing

Havana (Europe)

• Black, or blue, or chocolate; Use: Fur

Himalayan (China)

• White with coloured extremities, or black, or blue, or chocolate, or lilac; Use: Pet, Showing

Holland Lop (Netherlands)

• Solid or broken colours; Small; Use: Showing

Marten Sable (United Kingdom)

• Tan; Use: Fur

Meissner (United Kingdom)

• Black, or blue, or chocolate, or lilac, or yellow; Use: ??

Netherlands Dwarf (Netherlands)

• Various colours; Smallest breed; Use: Fur

New Zealand Black (USA)

• Black; Use: Fur, Meat

New Zealand Red (USA)

• Sorrel; Use: Showing

New Zealand White (New Zealand)

• White; Use: Laboratory, Meat

Normal Tan (United Kingdom)

• Black or blue, or chocolate, or lilac; Use: Showing

Otter Rex (Uited Kingdom)

• Black, with slate-blue; Use: Fur, Meat

Palomino (USA)

• Golden, or lynx; Use: Meat

Polish (Netherlands)

• Black, or blue, or chocolate, or white; Use: Meat

Rhinelander (Germany)

• Orange-yellow, or black and white; Use: Meat

Russian: See – Himalayan

Satin (USA)

• Ivory, or other colours; Use: Fur

Siamese Sable (??)

• Like Siamese cat; Use: Fur

Siberian (United Kingdom)

• Black, or blue, or brown, or lilac; Use: Fur

Silver Fox (United Kingdom)

• Black, or blue, or chocolate, or lilac; Use: Showing

Silver (Southern Asia)

• Silver grey, or silver fawn, or silver brown; Use: Fur, Meat, Showing

Silver Marten: See – Silver Fox

Smoke Pearl (??)

• Pearl grey and beige, with white; Use: Fur

Swiss Fox (Europe)

• White, or black; Use: Fur

Thuringer (Germany)

• Sooty fawn, or tortoiseshell; Use: Meat, Showing

Tricolour Dutch (Netherlands)

• Black and orange; Use: Showing

Viennese White (Austria)

• White; Use: ??

Links

1. American Rabbit Breeders Association, Inc. – Links to the world of rabbits.
2. Hillhouse Rabbitry – A 4H project of a homeschooling family in Oregon, USA.