Types of Rabbits

Learn about the different types of rabbits in this article and discover how they are classified. Pictures and Information of the rabbit types are included.

The American Rabbit Breeders Association has laid out the breed standards for 47 different breeds of rabbits. In this article I am going to attempt to group those 47 different breeds into 5 different rabbit type categories and provide you with pictures of each for better comprehension. If you are interested in learning more about the individual traits and qualities of each of those rabbit breeds, I suggest that you check out our rabbit breeds article.

There are five main different type rabbit type categories that rabbits are commonly classified by; Rabbit Body Type, Rabbit Fur Type, Rabbit Sizes, Rabbit Purpose, and Domestic vs. Wild Rabbits. We will mainly be focusing on the classification of the domestic rabbit breeds in this article as those are the only ones that ARBA recognizes and the ones that the vast majority of rabbit breeders raise.