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 |
13 lb (5.9 kg) |
Short |
Upright |
Albino |
No |
No |
--- |
American Blue |
United States |
9–12 lb (4.1–5.4 kg) |
Short |
Upright |
Blue |
Yes |
No |
|
American White |
United States |
9–12 lb (4.1–5.4 kg) |
Short |
Upright |
White |
Yes |
No |
|
American Fuzzy Lop |
United States |
3-4lbs |
Long |
Lop |
All |
Yes |
No |
|
American Sable |
United States |
9-10lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Sable |
Yes |
No |
|
Argente Bleu |
France |
6lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Blue |
No |
Yes |
--- |
Argente Brun |
France |
6lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Brown |
No |
Yes |
--- |
Argente Clair |
France |
6lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Blue Silver |
No |
No |
--- |
Argente Crème |
France |
6lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Cream |
Yes |
Yes |
--- |
Argente de Champagne |
France |
8-10lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Silver |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Argente Noir |
France |
6lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Dark Silver |
No |
Yes |
--- |
Argente St Hubert |
France |
6lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Silvered Black Agouti |
No |
Yes |
--- |
Baladi |
Egypt |
6lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Black, Red, White |
No |
No |
--- |
Bauscat |
Egypt |
8lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Albino |
No |
No |
--- |
Beige |
England/Netherlands |
6.5lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Dark Chamois or Light Sand |
No |
Yes |
--- |
Belgian Hare |
Belgium |
8-10lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Black, Black & Tan, Red |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Beveren |
Belgium |
5-8lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Black, Blue, White |
Yes |
Yes |
--- |
Blanc de Bouscat |
France |
11-15lbs |
Short |
Upright |
White |
No |
Yes |
--- |
Blanc de Hotot |
France |
8-11lbs |
Short |
Upright |
White, dark rings around eyes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Blanc de Popielno |
France |
10-12lbs |
Short |
Upright |
White |
No |
No |
--- |
Blanc de Termonde |
Belgium |
10-12lbs |
Short |
Upright |
White, Red Eyes |
No |
Yes |
--- |
Blue of Ham |
Belgium |
10-13lbs |
Short |
Upright |
|
No |
No |
--- |
Blue of Sint-Niklaas |
Belgium |
5-12lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Blue |
No |
No |
|
Bourbonnais Grey |
France |
7-11lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Blue |
No |
No |
--- |
Brazilian |
Brazil |
7-11lbs |
Short |
Upright |
|
No |
No |
--- |
Britannia Petite |
England |
1.5-2.5lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Black, Black Otter, Chestnut, Sable Marten, Red-Eyed White |
Yes |
No |
|
British Giant |
England |
12-13lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Black, Blue, White, Opal, Steel Grey, Brown Grey |
No |
Yes |
--- |
Brown Chestnut of Lorraine |
France |
4.5lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Chestnut |
No |
No |
--- |
Caldes |
Spain |
|
Short |
Upright |
Red-Eyed White |
No |
No |
--- |
Californian |
United States |
9-10lbs |
Short |
Upright |
White with Chocolate, Lilac or Blue points, red eyes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Carmagnola Grey |
Italy |
10-12lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Chinchilla |
No |
No |
--- |
Cashmere Lop |
England |
4-5lbs |
Long |
Lop |
Many |
No |
Yes |
--- |
Chaudry |
France |
8-9lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Red-Eyed White |
No |
No |
--- |
Checkered Giant |
Europe |
11-12lbs |
Short |
Upright |
White with black markings |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Chinchilla (Standard) |
France |
5-7lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Chinchilla |
No |
Yes |
|
Chinchilla (American) |
United States |
9-12lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Chinchilla |
Yes |
No |
--- |
Chinchilla (Giganta) |
France |
10-12lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Chinchilla |
No |
Yes |
--- |
Chinchilla (Giant) |
United States |
10-16lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Chinchilla |
Yes |
No |
--- |
Cinnamon |
United States |
10-11lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Cinnamon |
Yes |
No |
--- |
Continental Giant |
Europe |
12-16lbs |
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 |
6-8lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Black, Blue, Agouti, Tri-color |
No |
No |
--- |
Czech Red rabbit |
Czech Republic |
4-5lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Chestnut |
No |
No |
|
Deilenaar |
Netherlands |
5-8lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Red Agouti |
No |
Yes |
--- |
Dutch |
England |
4-5lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Black, Blue, Chocolate, Grey, Steel, Tortoise with a white band across the shoulders, white nose and white paws |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Dutch (Tri-Coloured) |
England |
4-5lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Tri-colour with a white band across the shoulders, white nose and white paws |
No |
Yes |
--- |
Dwarf Hotot |
Germany |
2-3lbs |
Short |
Upright |
White with black around the eyes |
Yes |
No |
|
Dwarf Lop (Mini Lop in USA) |
Germany |
4-5lbs |
Short |
Lop |
Many |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Elfin |
Sweden |
4-5lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Many |
No |
No |
|
Enderby Island |
Australia |
3-4lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Champagne, Crème |
No |
No |
--- |
English Angora |
France |
5-8lbs |
Long |
Upright |
Many |
Yes |
Yes |
|
English Spot |
England |
5-8lbs |
Short |
Upright |
White with colored butterfly pattern |
Yes |
Yes |
|
English Lop |
England |
10-11lbs |
Short |
Lop |
Many |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Fauve de Bourgogne |
France |
7-11lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Orange/Red |
No |
Yes |
|
Fee de Marbourg (Marburger) |
France |
4-7lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Lilac |
No |
No |
|
Flemish Giant |
Belgium |
14lbs plus |
Short |
Upright |
Steel, Grey, Sandy |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Florida White |
United States |
4-6lbs |
Short |
Upright |
White |
Yes |
No |
|
Fox Silver |
|
5-6lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Black, Lilac, Chocolate, Blue |
No |
Yes |
|
French Angora |
France |
7-10lbs |
Long |
Upright |
Many |
Yes |
No |
|
French Lop |
France |
10lbs |
Short |
Lop |
Many |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Gabali |
Egypt |
6-7lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Agouti |
No |
No |
--- |
German Angora |
Germany |
4-12lbs |
Long |
Upright |
White, Albino |
No |
No |
--- |
German Lop |
Germany |
6-8lbs |
Short |
Lop |
Many |
No |
Yes |
--- |
Giant Angora |
United States |
10lbs |
Long |
Upright |
|
Yes |
No |
|
Giant Papillon |
Europe |
11-12lbs |
Short |
Upright |
White with black markings |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Giza White |
Egypt |
5-7lbs |
Short |
Upright |
White (albino) |
No |
No |
--- |
Golden Glavcot |
England |
5-6lbs |
Short |
Upright |
|
No |
Yes |
--- |
Gotland |
Sweden |
3-4lbs |
Short |
Upright |
|
No |
No |
|
Grey Pearl of Halle |
Belgium |
5-6lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Light Grey |
No |
No |
--- |
Harlequin |
Japan |
6-9lbs |
|
Upright |
2 colours in fur i.e. part black part orange |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Havana |
Netherlands |
4.5-6.5lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Chocolate, Blue, Black, Lilac |
Yes |
Yes |
--- |
Himalayan |
Asia |
6-8lbs |
Short |
Upright |
White with black, chocolate, lilac or blue points |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Hulstlander |
Netherlands |
4-6lbs |
Short |
Upright |
White with blue eyes |
No |
Yes |
--- |
Hungarian Giant |
Hungary |
12-15lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Many |
No |
No |
--- |
Jersey Wooly |
United States |
2.5-3.5lbs |
Long |
Upright |
Many |
Yes |
No |
|
Kabyle |
Algeria |
5-6lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Many |
No |
No |
--- |
Lilac |
England |
5-7lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Lavender |
Yes |
Yes |
--- |
Lionhead |
United States |
2.5-3.5lbs |
Long |
Upright |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
Liptov Baldspotted Rabbit |
Slovakia |
8-9lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Agouti, Black |
No |
No |
--- |
Meissner Lop |
Germany |
10-12lbs |
Short |
Lop |
Many |
No |
Yes |
--- |
Miniature Lop (Holland Lop in USA) |
Germany |
2-3lbs |
Short |
Lop |
Many |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Mini Lion Lop |
England |
2-3lbs |
Long |
Lop |
Many |
No |
Yes |
--- |
Netherland Dwarf |
Netherlands |
1-3.5lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Many |
Yes |
Yes |
|
New Zealand |
United States |
9-12lbs |
Short |
Upright |
White with red eyes, Blue, Black |
Yes |
Yes |
|
New Zealand Red |
Czech Republic |
9-12lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Chestnut |
No |
Yes |
|
Orestad |
Scandinavia |
5-7lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Albino |
No |
No |
--- |
Palomino |
United States |
10-11lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Lynx, Golden |
Yes |
No |
|
Pani |
Japan |
|
Short |
Upright |
|
No |
No |
--- |
Pannon White |
Hungary |
5-10lbs |
Short |
Upright |
White |
No |
No |
--- |
Perlfee |
England |
5-8lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Blue Agouti |
No |
Yes |
--- |
Plush Lop (Standard) |
United States |
5-8lbs |
Rex |
Lop |
|
No |
No |
--- |
Plush Lop (Mini) |
United States |
3-4lbs |
Rex |
Lop |
|
No |
No |
--- |
Pointed Beveren |
Belgium |
7lbs plus |
Short |
Upright |
Blue points, brown or lilac also recognised |
No |
Yes |
--- |
Polish |
England |
1-2lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Many |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Rex (Standard) |
France |
6-10lbs |
Rex[1] |
Upright |
Many |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Rex (Astrex) |
England |
6-10lbs |
Rex, wavy |
Upright |
Many |
No |
Yes |
--- |
Rex (Mini) |
England |
3-4lbs |
Rex |
Upright |
Many |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Rex (Opossum) |
England |
6-8lbs |
Long |
Upright |
Many |
No |
Yes |
--- |
Rhinelander |
Germany |
9-10lbs |
Short |
Upright |
White with coloured butterfly patterns |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Sallander |
Netherlands |
5-9lbs |
Short |
Upright |
|
No |
Yes |
--- |
San Juan |
United States |
3-5lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Agouti |
No |
No |
--- |
Satin |
|
6-8lbs |
Short |
Upright |
All self colours, very shiny fur |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Satin (Mini) |
|
4-5lbs |
Short |
Upright |
|
No |
Yes |
--- |
Satin Angora |
Canada |
6-9lbs |
Long |
Upright |
|
Yes |
No |
|
Sachsengold |
Germany |
|
Short |
Upright |
Chestnut |
No |
No |
|
Siberian |
|
5-7lbs |
Short |
Upright |
|
No |
Yes |
--- |
Siamese Sable |
|
5-7lbs |
Short |
Upright |
|
No |
Yes |
--- |
Silver |
|
5-7lbs |
Short |
Upright |
|
Yes |
Yes |
--- |
Silver Fox |
United States |
11-12lbs |
Short |
Upright |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
Silver Marten |
|
9.5lbs |
Short |
Upright |
|
Yes |
No |
|
Smoke Pearl |
|
5-7lbs |
Short |
Upright |
|
No |
Yes |
--- |
Spanish Giant |
Spain |
12.5-15lbs |
Short |
Upright |
|
No |
No |
--- |
Squirrel |
|
5-7lbs |
Short |
Upright |
|
No |
Yes |
--- |
Sussex |
England |
7-8lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Gold, Cream |
No |
Yes |
--- |
Swiss Fox |
|
5-8lbs |
Long |
Upright |
|
No |
Yes |
|
Tadla |
Morocco |
4-5lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Agouti |
No |
No |
--- |
Thrianta |
Swiss Alps |
6lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Chestnut |
Yes |
Yes |
--- |
Thuringer |
Germany |
9lbs |
Short |
Upright |
|
No |
Yes |
--- |
Vienna |
|
7-9lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Blue, Black, Agouti, White |
No |
Yes |
|
Wheaten |
|
5.5-7lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Fawn or pale yellow |
No |
Yes |
--- |
Wheaten Lynx |
|
5.5-7lbs |
Short |
Upright |
Orange shot silver |
No |
Yes |
--- |
Zemmouri |
Morocco |
|
Short |
Upright |
|
No |
No |
--- |
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.