United Pet Club

Rabbit pattern

Tortoiseshell

Black (or blue, chocolate) mixed or patched with red (or cream) with little or no white, almost always in female cats; in rabbits an orange coat shaded black at the extremities.

26 Rabbit breeds list Tortoiseshell. It is in a club standard for 14 breeds.

Breeds whose standards accept Tortoiseshell

BreedARBABRC
American Fuzzy LopStandard (“Tortoise Shell”)No ruling
Britannia PetiteStandard (“Tortoise Shell”)No ruling
DutchStandard (“Tortoise”)Standard (“Tortoiseshell”)
English AngoraStandard (“Tortoiseshell”)Standard (“Tortoiseshell”)
English LopStandard (“Tortoise”)No ruling
English SpotStandard (“Tortoise”)No ruling
French LopStandard (“Tortoise”)No ruling
Holland LopStandard (“Tortoise”)No ruling
Jersey WoolyStandard (“Tortoise Shell”)No ruling
LionheadStandard (“Tortoise”)No ruling
Mini LopStandard (“Tortoise”)No ruling
Mini RexStandard (“Tortoise”)No ruling
Mini SatinStandard (“Tortoise”)No ruling
Netherland DwarfStandard (“Tortoise Shell”)Standard (“Tortoiseshell”)

Breeds where Tortoiseshell is disqualified or not accepted

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