Rabbit likes to take charge and come up with elaborate plans, such as the one to scare Kanga by hiding Roo, and the one to "unbounce" Tigger.

According to the illustrations of the book, his Friends-and-Relations include other rabbits, a squirrel, a hedgehog, mice, and insects.

Rabbit also attempts to teach a Household Management class and is the one who discovers Lottie the otter.

Rabbit appears in most Disney Winnie the Pooh cartoons, but he is cream yellow in color, instead of brown.

An added element is his keeping of a garden, of which he is strongly protective, becoming angered when any creature seeks to damage it.

The Disney adaptations also develop his personality further, expanding the original organized character into a by-the-book control freak with a short temper, although his care for his friends remains.

The film character's willingness to do things by the book appeared in Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin, in which he consistently follows written instructions for fear of being unable to think well for himself, although he later produces a competent plan.

As of 2004[update], Rabbit now appears at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, FL and Disneyland in Anaheim, CA for meet and greets.

Peter Capaldi voiced Rabbit in Christopher Robin, the live-action extension of the Winnie the Pooh franchise.