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Upright Ears - Normal Fur - Darker nose and other markings...

White Fur: Californian or Himalayan-style markings:


The rabbit has a white body with dark markings on the nose, ears, feet and tail. The eyes are pink or red.

Is the bunny medium-large - adult weight of 9-10 pounds?
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It's probably a Californian.


Is it a medium-smaller rabbit - adult weight of only 2.5-4.5 pounds - with a body which is long, narrow and "cylindrical" (that is, both the top and side lines carry straight backward from the shoulders to the hips)?
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It's probably a Himalayan.

Other possible breeds which have "himalayan" or "californian" coloration:


  • Netherland Dwarf can be in himalayan marking and a larger ND would be roughly the same size as a small Himalayan. However, note the head shape and ears - an ND would have short ears and a round head.
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Colored Fur: Markings are darker, but same general color:

Does the rabbit have blueish-white fur, with longer jet-black hairs, and a darker slate-color "butterfly" on its nose:
champagnedargen-detailt_8621-8067.jpg

It might be a Champagne D'Argent.

Is the fur a sepia brown, with a dark sepia brown color on the ears, face, back, legs and upper side of the tail?
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It is possible, if unlikely, that the rabbit is the rare breed American Sable. However, many breeds come in a "sable" coloration - see UPRIGHT / NORMAL / OTHER for choices.

Does the rabbit have cinnamon-red fur, with a darker "butterfly" on the nose, and darker fur on the ears and feet and small dark eye rings?
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It might be the rare breed Cinnamon (although it's unlikely).

Note that, as with the Himalayan/Californian coloration above, many breeds have this sort of lighter/darker color pattern. Depending on the colors, it could be called "sable" or "smoke pearl" - see UPRIGHT / NORMAL / OTHER for choices.
 
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