The Havana Rabbit is a
rabbit
Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also includes the hares), which is in the order Lagomorpha (which also includes pikas). They are familiar throughout the world as a small herbivore, a prey animal, a domesticated ...
breed that first appeared in the
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
in 1898. The breed is ancestral to several others, including the
Fee de Marbourg
The Fee de Marbourg is a breed of rabbit that originated in Germany where it became known as the ''Fee de Marbourg,'' literally "Fairy from Marbourg." The British Rabbit Council recognizes this breed as the ''Marburger Fee'' and in the UK it is so ...
, Perlefee and Gris Perle de Hal. Havanas are recognized by the
American Rabbit Breeders Association
The American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA) is a national club for domestic rabbits and cavy breeders. The ARBA is headquartered in Knox, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Its membership is composed of rabbit and cavy exhibitors, commer ...
in five colour types: chocolate, lilac, black, blue, and broken. Their average weight is between and .
Scientific Information
The Havana Rabbit belongs to:
*Domain: Eukarya-
*Kingdom: Animalia-
*Phylum: Chordata-
*Class: Mammalia-
*Order: Lagomorpha-
*Family: Leporidae-
*Genus: Oryctolagus-
*Species: Oryctolagus Cuniculus-
See also
*
List of rabbit breeds
As of 2017, there were at least 305 breeds of the domestic rabbit in 70 countries around the world raised for in the Agriculture, agricultural practice of Selective breeding, breeding and raising domestic rabbits as livestock for their value in m ...
References
External links
Havana Rabbit Breed HistoryBreeds of Rabbits
Rabbits as pets
Rabbit breeds
Rabbit breeds originating in the Netherlands
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