The Dutch rabbit, easily identifiable by its characteristic colour pattern, was once the most popular of all rabbit

Rabbit

Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world...

 breeds. However, after dwarf rabbits

Dwarf rabbits

Dwarf rabbits are a variety of domestic European rabbit . Dwarf rabbits are much smaller than normal rabbits, but are capable of interbreeding with them, so are not recognized as a separate species....

 were developed, the popularity of the Dutch rabbit dwindled. Nevertheless, the Dutch rabbit remains one of the top ten most popular breeds worldwide.

"Although the name suggests that the Dutch rabbit is from the Netherlands, it was actually developed in England.