Note: American Fuzzy Lops are shown in two classifications.
Broken and Solid.

Body - 30 Points: American Fuzzy Lops have compact body type. They need to be close-coupled and short, with well developed shoulders and hindquarters. The hindquarters should be smooth, well rounded, and slightly deeper and wider than the shoulders. The lower hindquarters should be full and round. The body top line needs to rise in a gradual curve from the base of the ears to a high point over the loin, falling in a smooth curve downward to the base of the tail. The rabbit must be heavily muscled, compact, and balanced.
     Faults: Long, narrow body; lacking depth over shoulders or hindquarters; narrow shoulders; flatness over shoulders or hindquarters; pinched or undercut hindquarters.

Head - 30 Points: The head must have good width, beginning at the base of the ears, and carried down between the eyes to a well filled muzzle. From a side view, the head should round from the base of the ears to a flattened face, and then continue rounding from the muzzle back to the neck. The head should be massive in appearance and set close and of medium height to the shoulder. Some side trimmings are allowed.
     Faults: Narrow, long, or angular head; pinched muzzle; narrow between the eyes; heavy side trimmings.

Ears - 10 Points: The ears must be well placed on top of the heas, lopping vertically from a wide, slightly flattened ear base. The ears shall be of good substance and carried with the openings close to the cheeks. They need to be full, wide across, and well rounded at the extremities. They should be in proportion to the size of the rabbit and not extend 1/2 to 1 inch below the jaw. There should be no wool on the ears, only regular fur. A crown is desirable.
     Faults: Pointed, narrow, thin, or folded ears; poor ear carriage; slipped crown; ears that fail to balance; wool covering the ears, or the presence of fringes and tassels.

Feet & Legs - 5 Points: The legs need to be short, thick, and straight. Toenails in the Broken Group may be either light or dark. Front feet must have normal fur to at least the ankle joint. Hind feet must have normal fur, perferably to the hock joint, with thick, heavy pads.
     Faults: Wool on hind feet below the hock joint; unmatched toenails on Brokens; cut severely for long or fine bone.
     Disqualifications: General toenail disqualifications apply on Solid pattern; wool on front feet from the toes to the first joint of the leg.

Wool - 15 Points:

   Density - 8 points: Wool should be as dense as possible. Density should be even all over the rabbit.
     Faults: Matted wool; wool that is very thin.

   Texture - 5 points: The wool must be slightly coarse in nature. The wool must be full of life and well distributed with guard hairs. It cannot be soft, felting type wool. Juniors are allowed to have softer wool.
     Faults: Excessively coarse or hair like wool.
     Disqualifications: Excessively soft and silky type wool.

   Length - 2 points: Length must be uniform over entire body. It should be at least 2 inches long.
     Faults: Wool not uniform in length.
     Disqualifications: Wool under 1 1/2 inches.

Color & Markings - 5 points:

Agouti Group: Chestnut, Chinchilla, Lynx, Opal, Squirrel

Broken Group

Pointed White Group

Self Group: Black, Blue, Blue Eyed White (BEW), Chocolate, Lilac, Ruby Eyed White (REW)

Shaded Group: Sable Point, Siamese Sable, Siamese Smoke Pearl, Tortoise Shell, Blue Tortoise Shell

Wide Band Group: Fawn, Orange

Condition - 10 points: The rabbit must have a definate appearance of health and vigor. It should be bold and bright of eye. It must have a good coat, firmly set in the pelt. The rabbit should be firm in the flesh covering, neither too fat, with soft, flabby flesh; nor too thin in flesh, crating a bony effect when examined. The flesh must be deep and even over the entire body.