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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.

Californian

  • medium-large - adult weight of 9-10 pounds

Himalayan

  • Medium-smaller rabbit - adult weight of only 2.5-4.5 pounds

  • Body is long, narrow and "cylindrical" (that is, both the top and side lines carry straight backward from the shoulders to the hips)

"Himalayan" or "Californian" coloration appears in the following breeds:

Netherland Dwarf 

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.

Satin or Mini Satin 

Satins have very soft, "satiny" fur - see the Satin/Mini Satin page for details.

Standard Rex or MiniRex 

Rex rabbits have velvet-like fur which stands up rather than lying flat like normal rabbit fur. 
See the Mini-Rex/Standard Rex page for details.

Colored Fur: Markings are darker, but same general color as body fur

Champagne D'Argent

  • Blueish-white fur, with longer jet-black hairs

  • Darker slate-color "butterfly" on its nose:

Cinnamon

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?

It might be the rare breed Cinnamon (although it's unlikely).
Is the fur a sepia brown, with a dark sepia brown color on the ears, face, back, legs and upper side of the tail?

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.
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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