50 Rabbit Breeds

Rabbits come in an array of breeds, all having different colors, sizes, shapes, and coat types. The subtler differences between breeds are mostly of interest to those who show their bunnies, while the average owner is focused mainly on the size and type of coat. Keep in mind that a pet store rabbit is not necessarily purebred; it may not meet ideal breed standards. Yet this in no way reflects on their quality as a pet and should not deter you from adopting the rabbit that you like.

Sorting through the sometimes confusing array of rabbit breeds as rabbits can vary in size from the smaller dwarf breeds weighing less than 2.5 pounds to some of the giant breeds, weighing in at a whopping 16 pounds. Coats can vary in color, from whites to browns, grays, and black and by fur length, from short to long. Note that the longer coated breeds require daily grooming, so they are a little more time-consuming than the shorter hair breeds.

An Alphabetical List of Pet Rabbit Breeds

American

  • 9–12 pounds
  • Blue, white
  • Medium build, narrow head
  • 03of 47American Checkered Giant
    • 11 pounds or larger
    • White with black or blue markings (along spine, body spots, cheek spots, colored ears, eye circles, and butterfly mark on nose)
  • 04of 47American Chinchilla
    • 9–12 pounds
    • Chinchilla colored
    • Dense, fine hair that is smooth and glossy (1.25 inch-long coat)
    • Relatively round body
  • 05of 47American Fuzzy Lop
    • 3.5–4 pounds
    • Variety of coat colors
    • Compact muscular body; dense, coarse coat; ears folded over to slightly below the jaw
  • 06of 47American Sable
    • 7–10 pounds
    • Sepia brown
    • Medium build with soft, dense, fine coat with coarse guard hairs
  • 07of 47Angoraangora clippedThis Angora rabbit’s wool has been harvested using scissors.  Emma Jane Hogbin Westby
    • Variety of sizes and colors
    • High maintenance
    • English angora: 5–7 pounds, long silky hair
    • French angora: 7.5–10.5 pounds
    • Giant Angora: 8.5+ pounds, soft fine undercoat (wool), straight stiff guard hairs, and a wavy fluff with a guard tip in between
    • Satin Angora: 6.5–9.5 pounds, very fine wool
  • 08of 47Argentes
    • 5–8 pounds
    • Black, blue, brown, or creamy white
  • 09of 47Belgian Hare
    • 6–9.5 pounds (2.7–4.3 kg)
    • Reddish tan or chestnut with slate blue under-coloring; slender build, fairly stiff coat
  • 10of 47Britannia Petite
    • Under 2.5 pounds
    • Ruby-eyed white, black otter, black, chestnut agouti
    • Slender, fine-boned build with a sleek, silky coat
    • One of the smallest breeds of rabbits
  • 11of 47Californian
    • 8–12 pounds
    • White, with black nose, ears, feet, tail
    • Rounded body, medium build, and a short smooth coat
  • 12of 47Champagne D’Argent
    • 9–12 pounds
    • Bluish white with black hairs interspersed and slate blue undercolor
    • Plump body
    • Black at birth with white hairs start showing at about 2 months
  • 13of 47Checkered Giant
    • Over 11 pounds
    • White with black or blue markings (along spine, body spots, cheek spots, colored ears, eye circles and butterfly mark on the nose)
    • Long, hare-like body
  • 14of 47Chinchilla
    • 5.5–6.5 pounds
    • Chinchilla grey colored
    • Fine boned
  • 15of 47Cinnamon'Spice of the show rabbit' Eric Wright / FOAP / Getty Images
    • 8.5–11 pounds
    • Rust or cinnamon color with grey ticking on back and grey on the belly. Rust-colored spots inside hind legs as well as butterfly mark on nose and eye rings
  • 16of 47Continental
    • May be referred to as a Conti
    • Recognized by the British Rabbit Counsel (BRC) but not the American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA)
    • World record holder for the largest rabbit
    • 12.4 pounds and up
    • White, black, grey, chestnut and varying shades
    • Live only 5–7 years
    • Have a variety of bloodlines based on their country of origin but originally bred from Flemish Giants
  • 17of 47Creme d’ArgentCreme d'Argent rabbit on blanket Eric Wright / FOAP / Getty Images
    • 8–11 pounds
    • Creamy white with orange undercoat, and butterfly marking on nose
  • 18of 47DutchRed brown rabbit Picture by Tambako the Jaguar / Getty Images
    • 3.5–5.5 lbs
    • White with black, blue, or brown; chocolate; steel; tortoise
    • The front of the face, body, and the back feet are white; the rest is colored
  • 19of 47Dward HototWhite Rabbit in grass Diana Elizabeth Photography, LLC / www.dianaelizabeth.com / Getty Images
    • Under 3 pounds
    • White with black eye rings, rounded body
  • 20of 47English Lop
    • Over 9 pounds
    • Agouti, broken, shaded, ticked or wide-band color groups; very long lop ears
  • 21of 47English Spot
    • 5–8 pounds
    • White with black, blue, chocolate, gold, grey, lilac, or tortoise. Markings include butterfly mark on nose, colored ears, eye rings, spine marking (herring-boned), a spot on the cheek, and a chain of spots along the body.
    • Long arched body like a hare
  • 22of 47Flemish Giant (Patagonian)
    • 13 pounds and over
    • Black, blue, fawn, light grey, sandy, steel grey, white
    • Long with a heavy build (but shouldn’t be fat)
    • One of the largest breeds of rabbits
  • 23of 47Florida White
    • 4–6 pounds
    • Pure white.
    • Rounded body
  • 24of 47French LopTri Color spotted French Lop rabbit Life On White / Getty Images
    • 10 pounds and over
    • Agouti, broken, self, shaded, ticked, or wide-band groups
    • Muscular, heavy build
  • 25of 47Giant Chinchilla
    • 12–16 pounds
    • Chinchilla coloration
    • Heavy build, rounded body
    • One of the largest breeds of rabbits
  • 26of 47Giant Papillon
    • 13–14 pounds
    • White with markings; similar to English Spot, except for patches on sides instead of spots
  • 27of 47Harlequin
    • 6.5–9.5 pounds
    • Black, blue, chocolate, lilac
    • Striking patterns alternating bands of color and white; half the face white and other half colored; ear on the white side colored, and vice versa.
  • 28of 47Havana
    • 4.5–6.5 pounds
    • Black, blue, chocolate
    • Compact, rounded body
  • 29of 47Himalayan
    • 2.5–4.5 pounds
    • Black, blue, chocolate, lilac. Coloration develops on cooler extremities: ears, nose, tail, feet, and legs
  • 30of 47Holland Lop
    • Under 4 pounds
    • Agouti, broken, pointed white, self, shaded, ticked, or wide-band color groups
    • Muscular build, lop ears\
  • 31of 47White HototWhite hotot rabbit eating grass Diana Elizabeth Photography, LLC / www.dianaelizabeth.com / Getty Images
    • 8–11 pounds
    • White with black eye ring
    • Well rounded body
  • 32of 47Jersey Woolly
    • Under 3.5 pounds
    • Wide variety of colors, long wooly coat
  • 33of 47Lilac
    • 5.5–8 pounds lbs
    • Lilac coloration.
    • Compact body and dense coat
  • 34of 47Mini Lop
    • 4.5–6.5 pounds
    • Agouti, broken, pointed white, self, shaded, ticked, or wide-band color groups
    • Muscular and compact
  • 35of 47Mini Rex
    • 3–4.5 pounds
    • Black, blue, broken group, castor, chinchilla, chocolate, lilac, lynx, opal, red, seal tortoise, white
  • 36of 47Netherland Dwarf
    • Under 2.5 pounds
    • Self-group, shaded group, agouti group, tan pattern group, fawn, Himalayan, orange, steel, tortoiseshell
    • Ears seem too short for head
  • 37of 47New Zealand
    • 9–12 pounds
    • Black, red, white
    • Long muscular body
  • 38of 47Palomino
    • Under 9.5 pounds
    • Golden, lynx
  • 39of 47Polish
    • Under 3.5 pounds
    • Black, blue, chocolate, blue-eyed white, ruby-eyed white
    • Very short ears
  • 40of 47RexRex Rabbit Silentfoto / Getty Images
    • 7.51–0.5 lbs
    • Black, black otter, blue, broken group, Californian, castor, chinchilla, chocolate, lilac, lynx, opal, red, sable, seal, white
  • 41of 47Rhinelander
    • 6.5–10 pounds
    • White with black and bright golden orange markings: six to eight round markings on each side of the back part of the body, as well as a spine marking, butterfly mark on the nose, eye circles, colored ears, and round cheek spots
  • 42of 47Satin
    • 8.5–11 pounds
    • Black, blue, broken group, Californian, chinchilla, chocolate, copper, red, Siamese, white
  • 43of 47Silver
    • 4–7 pounds
    • Black, brown, fawn with silver or white guard hairs
  • 44of 47Silver Fox
    • 9–12 pounds
    • Jet black with silvering
  • 45of 47Silver Marten
    • 6–9.5 pounds
    • Black, blue, chocolate, sable with silver-tipped guard hairs
  • 46of 47Standard Chinchilla
    • 5–7.5 pounds
    • Chinchilla coloration
    • Rounded body
  • 47of 47Tan
    • 4–6 pounds
    • Black, blue, chocolate, or lilac with tan; eye circles, nostrils, jowls, ears, backs of legs, toes, chest, belly, tail and neck collar

Pet Rabbit Breed Sizes

While the breed of a rabbit, in most cases, has little impact on its quality as a pet, you may be interested in the size of the rabbit when it is adult or full-grown. Here are the breeds recognized by the American Rabbit Breeders Association, grouped by size:

Small Sized Rabbit Breeds – 2 to 6 pounds

  • American Fuzzy Lop
  • Britannia Petite
  • Dutch
  • Dwarf Hotot
  • Florida White
  • Havana
  • Himalayan
  • Holland Lop
  • Jersey Wolly
  • Mini Lop
  • Mini Rex
  • Netherland Dwarf
  • Polish
  • Silver
  • Tan

Medium Sized Rabbit Breeds – 6 to 9 pounds

  • American Sable
  • Belgian Hare
  • English angora
  • English Spot
  • French angora
  • Harlequin
  • Lilac
  • Rex
  • Rhinelander
  • Satin Angora
  • Silver Marten
  • Standard Chinchilla

Large Sized Rabbit Breeds – 9 to 11 pounds

  • American
  • American Chinchilla
  • Beveren
  • Californian
  • Champagne d’Argent
  • Cinnamon
  • Creme d’Argent
  • English Lop
  • Giant Angora
  • Hotot
  • New Zealand
  • Palomino
  • Satin
  • Silver Fox

Giant Sized Rabbit Breeds – 11 pounds and more

  • Checkered Giant
  • Continental Giant (Conti)
  • Flemish Giant (Patagonian)
  • French Lop
  • Giant Chinchilla