Rabbit (Winnie the Pooh)
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In the fictional world of the book series and cartoons Winnie the Pooh, Rabbit is a responsible rabbit who happens to be a good friend of Winnie the Pooh. He is always practical and keeps his friends on their toes, although the latter sometimes cause him unintended aggravation. He also likes his garden and does whatever he can to protect it from other animals such as bugs and crows.
Unlike the other animal characters except Owl, Rabbit is a living animal, not a stuffed one. This can be determined by the illustrations and by his comment to Owl, "You and I have brains. The others have fluff."
In regard to his appearance in The Tao of Pooh and The Te of Piglet, he is used to represent the busy and unnecessary action that we exert in our lives. It is through Rabbit that Benjamin Hoff shows how clever planning, and other ways of exerting one's will against the Way, is detrimental to a happy life.
Traditionally, the Disney adaptation of the Rabbit's fur is usually yellow, but on The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh his fur color is green (perhaps unintentionally).
The original voice of Rabbit in the Disney films was Junius Matthews.