Is it true that was rabbit from winnie the pooh a real rabbit based on the following text?

Rabbit is a character in the fictional world of the book series and cartoons Winnie-the-Pooh. He is a friend of Winnie-the-Pooh, regards himself as practical and tends to take the lead, though not always with the results that he intends.

Choose from:
[A]. no;
[B]. yes;
[A].