American
Animal identity
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An American White rabbit, photographed by Francorios. · Francorios · Free use with source link
Recognize what makes this population itself.
The American has a characteristic mandolin-shaped body and a historic meat-and-fur purpose. Blue and White varieties belong to its established identity. It should be distinguished from the American Chinchilla, another breed whose similar national name can otherwise confuse article searches.
Appearance introduces the animal; a registry standard explains a documented breeding population. A photograph, color or familiar informal name alone cannot establish every individual’s membership.
- Recorded roles
- Meat, Fur
- Adult Weight
- Male: 9-11 lbs. Female: 10-12 lbs.
- Temperament
- Docile
- Experience Level
- Novice
Reference values from the breed’s conservation profile. Weight describes a reference animal, not a universal feeding or fitness target. Temperament varies with breeding, individual experience and handling.
Recognizing American beyond a single feature
The American specialty club emphasizes a deep body and mandolin-shaped outline, with Blue and White as the recognized varieties. ARBA gives a maximum of 12 pounds. The blue variety's color and the white variety's ruby-colored eyes provide visual clues, but no single feature proves ancestry. Think of breed identification as the agreement of several kinds of evidence: breeder identification, family information and the appropriate combination of body and coat characteristics. American is a breed name here, not a catch-all label for a rabbit's country of residence.
Sources for general species learning
Sources behind the breed’s story.
The original history, identity and conservation teaching above draws on these cited accounts. Official links open the full material for further study.
Keep learning from official information.
These research portals help locate further material. A search link is a route for exploration; it is separate from the sources used for the article above. Domestic breed information, wild-species assessment, historical books and new research need their own context.
- FAO DAD-IS · Domestic breed information
- IUCN Red List · Species assessments
- Biodiversity Heritage Library · Historical literature search
- USDA National Agricultural Library · Research search
- Google Scholar · Scholarly literature search
- Open Library · Book catalogue search
- HathiTrust · Digitized catalogue search