Comparison: Estrela Mountain Dog and Spanish Mastiff

Estrela Mountain Dog and Spanish Mastiff are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

	Estrela Mountain Dog	Spanish Mastiff
FCI group	2. Pinscher and Schnauzer, Molossoid breeds, Swiss Mountain and Cattle Dogs	2. Pinscher and Schnauzer, Molossoid breeds, Swiss Mountain and Cattle Dogs
Country of origin	Portugal	Spain
Category	Large	–
Height at withers	62–75 cm	–
Weight	35–60 kg	–
Recognition features	Large molossoid mastiff-type dog with long or short coat Coat resembles goat hair, with an undercoat lighter than the topcoat Distrustful of strangers, faithful to its master	Giant, powerful, muscular dog with a massive head and heavy bone Semi-long, dense coat in many colours, solid colours most appreciated Deep, sonorous bark audible from far away
Coat	Two coat varieties, long and short; abundant, slightly coarse, goat-like coat with fine, lighter undercoat; fawn, wolf grey or yellow, with or without mask.	Dense, medium-length, smooth coat over the whole body; colour is not decisive, with self-coloured yellow, fawn, red, black, wolf and deer most appreciated.
Purpose	A Portuguese mountain dog from the Serra da Estrela, a livestock and farm guard also used for draught work.	A giant Spanish flock guardian that accompanied merino flocks on their migrations and defended them from wolves.

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