Havana (US)

The Havana in United States use is a small compact breed with recognized color varieties rather than a single chocolate-only rabbit. Chocolate remains historically important, but American show and breeding programs also work with black, blue, lilac, and broken Havanas. The body should be short, smooth, and balanced, with enough flesh and coat condition to give the rabbit a finished, rounded appearance.

American breeders tend to evaluate Havanas by the combination of type, color clarity, and coat texture. Broken Havanas add pattern considerations, while self varieties need even color from shoulders to rump and clean eye color for the variety. The breed does not need the grooming schedule of angoras or wool rabbits, yet it rewards careful conditioning and clean housing because the short coat reveals stains and molt lines quickly. Buyers should ask which variety is being offered rather than assuming all Havanas are chocolate.

Colors: Agouti, Albino, Black, Blue, Broken, Charlie, Chestnut, Chinchilla, Chocolate, Cream, Fawn, Harlequin, Himalayan, Lilac, Lynx, Magpie, Marten, Opal, Orange, Otter, Pointed White, Red, Sable, Seal, Squirrel, Tortoise, Tri-Color, Vienna Marked, White