Is Frank a Harlequin or a Rex?

[Bunniesandferrets]

So on my other post(pictures of my bun buns post) someone commented and thought Frank was a Harlequin. now i am confused! we rescued them from a pet store(they were dropped off with their cage sometime in the night in front of the store and they were adopting them out)

They thought that Frank might be a rex rabbit. the other day we went to the pet store and they had this BEAUTIFUL rex but it was larger then frank. we were told frank was a Standard Rex but this rabbit was bigger then frank!

I also havn’t seen a lot of ‘tortishell’ rex rabbits..

So is it possible? is frank a Harlequin or a Rex? also, what would his color pattern be called?

[Sarita]

Looks like a rex with harlequin coloring to me.

[Bunniesandferrets]

i’ve been looking around, rex and harlequin both look pretty much the same to me..head shape and all but he is black and orange like a harlequin.
possibly a mix of both? i doubt it…

but look at him compared to the bunny in this website, they are almost the same(if you dilute the coloring)

http://www.petplanet.co.uk/petplane…lequin.htm 
they even sit the same

[Sarita]

He has a furrowed brow which is a characteristic of a rex. What are his whiskers like? Curly?

[Sarita]

That is a crazy website – it says Harlequins only live up to 5 years….huh?

[Bunniesandferrets]

Yeah..i was just using that website for the picture. His whiskers are not curly, at least not more then my dutch and hers barely curl.

[Sarita]

Then I think you are correct that he is a Harlequin.

Rexes have very dense velvety fur and curly whiskers. They do have the furrowed brow though that he looks to have in the photos. He’s a very handsome rabbit.

[FrankieFlash]

I think it’s possible he’s a harlequin breed (he is for sure the pattern). What does he weigh? There was this woman who did excellent “what is my rabbits breed?” videos on youtube. I can’t remember her name though :/

[Bunniesandferrets]

he weighs about 5- 5.5 pounds

[Sarita]

He doesn’t really have the traditional markings on the face – half black/half orange however he certainly has the coloring. Harlequin can be breed and it can certainly be a coloring as well. LPT’s mini rex, Stormy has harlequin coloring.

[Bunniesandferrets]

I should take a picture of his back , he has the opposite markings on his back to an extent, more then his face. but he is more of a tortishell so it is hard to tell. give me a minute

[Sarita]

LOL – I’m no breed expert but I would imagine he is a Harlequin. Even though he doesn’t have the breed standard markings on the face, doesn’t mean he’s not a Harlequin. If he were my rabbit, I would call him a Harlequin and be happy with that – or I would call him Frank :~)

[Bunniesandferrets]

Hes my frank


you can see it’s somewhat opposite but still not perfect hes my boy!

[Monkeybun]

Can you get a clearer shot of his whiskers? They kind of look rex-ish to me, but they are fuzzy in the pics.

[Sarita]

I thought that initially as well MB because of the furrowed brow.

[Bunniesandferrets]

He has some bent whiskers that caught in the door before my sister left, honestly, don’t know how that happened really. needless to say, a certain bunny got quite a few treats!…but that’s why the one side is weird. i will try to get whisker pics 

[Monkeybun]

MB = Monkeybun

[Bunniesandferrets]

You can see that one side of his face has strait whiskers, the other side is weird
i enhanced the picture so you could see the whiskers better

[Monkeybun]

Those look like rex whiskers to me. What is his fur like?

Also, the harlequin coloring can happen on many breeds

[Bunniesandferrets]

His fur is soft like a rex but it’s not as short as a rex, his fur is almost as long as mimzy’s fur. i’m confused :p

[FrankieFlash]

I might be wrong but I believe true harlequin the breed not the coloring are 8 lbs +. It was in one of those youtube videos I watch. But I love how the harlequin pattern can be in many breed. I mean I have a harlequin that’s mixed with a dwarf! The rex hair is a definite difference to me. Feels like velvet or velour. But he does have kinda rexy whiskers. It might always be a mystery what he is. I would say he’s Frank the harlequin/rex mix.

[Michelle&Lolli]

Yes, I was going to suggest a rex mix. He does look like he had the body/face shape. But his fur doesn’t look as dense as Lolli’s. I can’t get good pics of her cause she normally turns out as a black, dense blob. LOL

[Bunniesandferrets]

Posted By FrankieFlash on 07/16/2012 07:01 PM

I might be wrong but I believe true harlequin the breed not the coloring are 8 lbs +. It was in one of those youtube videos I watch. But I love how the harlequin pattern can be in many breed. I mean I have a harlequin that’s mixed with a dwarf! The rex hair is a definite difference to me. Feels like velvet or velour. But he does have kinda rexy whiskers. It might always be a mystery what he is. I would say he’s Frank the harlequin/rex mix.

That’s exactly what i was thinking. but what is the likelyness that someone is going to breed two breeds together that look so closely alike? hes beautiful

[Monkeybun]

Yeah if its soft but not quite rex like, I’d say a mix as well Theres a gorgeous lop/rex mix at the humane society here right now that I want to just pet non stop… zomg.

[bunnyfriend]

He’s definitely a cutie

[LittlePuffyTail]

My guess, Rex Mix with Harlequin colouring. He definitely has the look of a Rex to me. Hes such a handsome fella!

This is my Harlequin Mini-Rex, Stormy:

 

[Bunniesandferrets]

aw hes so cute!

[Quantum]

I’d say he’s a Rex and a Harlequin and thoroughly and completely adorable! I just want to bury both hands in his soft plushy fur.

[Bunniesandferrets]

he is SO snuggly! hates being picked though,i love him! when you rub his face,he puts his ear down.=heart melted

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