Comparison: Greyhound and Spanish Greyhound

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

Greyhound
Photo: Vincent Eisfeld, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Spanish Greyhound
Photo: Fab5669, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
GreyhoundSpanish Greyhound
FCI group10. Sighthounds10. Sighthounds
Country of originUnited KingdomSpain
CategoryGiantLarge
Height at withers68–76 cm60–70 cm
Weight27–40 kg–
Life span10–14 years–
Recognition features
  • Aerodynamic lean build with a deep chest
  • Short smooth coat, rose ears
  • Long, sabre-like tail
  • Long, narrow dolichocephalic head, deeply tucked-up belly and ample chest capacity
  • Very long tail and vertical, muscled hindquarters
  • Smooth-coated and semi-long hard-coated varieties (with beard, moustache and topknot)
CoatShort, fine, close coat.Dense, very fine, short, smooth coat over the whole body, slightly longer on the back of the thighs; the semi-long hard-haired variety has harder, longer hair, forming beard, moustache, eyebrows and topknot. All colours admitted; most typical are fawn and brindle, black, flecked, burnt chestnut, cinnamon, yellow, red, white and pied.
PurposeAn ancient British sighthound for racing and hare coursing; the fastest dog, over 65 km/h.A dog hunting the hare in fast pursuit in open fields, directed by sight; formerly also used on rabbits, foxes and boar, but hare coursing remains its primary function.

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The information is indicative. Texts are based on available sources and may contain inaccuracies; for binding details (e.g. for breeding or shows) use the official breed standard.