Silver

You would be unlikely to find a Silver rabbit in a pet shop or rescue situation. While the Silver rabbit was known in England as early as the sixteenth century, today the Silver is a rare breed, with fewer than 100 US registrations a year. The estimated total population is less than 1,000 worldwide. They are listed by the American Livestock Conservancy as "Threatened". According to the Rabbitgeek.com list, based on ARBA registrations, they are no. 9 on the rarest breeds list.

The Silver is said to have an "old fashioned" body type - more like the rabbits in illustrations from the 1800's or earlier than modern rabbits.

Silver rabbits have an adult weight of 4-7 pounds. Their short fur comes in Black, Brown and Fawn colors, all of which have "silvering" - silver-white hair tips and longer hairs scattered throughout the fur. Silver rabbits are born dark-colored, and the silvering develops as the rabbit matures.

"Silvering":

Black	Black
Fawn	Brown

Note - similar breeds are:

Silver Fox (also rare) - larger (9-10 pounds) and has longer fur (1-1.5") which stands upright as the fur is stroked "backward" (tail to head).
Silver Marten - white belly, chest, underside of tail, insides of legs, feet, chin, nostrils, eye circles, inside of ears, and a silver triangle at the nape of the neck, the rest of the body is a solid color with some silver hairs around the white areas.

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