Comparison: Italian Rough-Haired Segugio and Italian Short-Haired Segugio

Italian Rough-Haired Segugio and Italian Short-Haired Segugio are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

Italian Rough-Haired Segugio
Photo: Canarian, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Italian Short-Haired Segugio
Photo: Curzio Cavicchioli, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Italian Rough-Haired SegugioItalian Short-Haired Segugio
FCI group6. Scent hounds and related breeds6. Scent hounds and related breeds
Country of originItalyItaly
CategoryMediumMedium
Height at withers50–60 cm48–58 cm
Weight18–28 kg18–28 kg
Recognition features
  • Definitely rough coat up to 5 cm, softer on head and legs, with a beard
  • Square build, harmonious proportions, friendly proud expression
  • More reserved and calm than the short-haired Segugio
  • Solid fawn in all nuances (intense red-fawn to washed-out) or black and tan
  • Short, straight, dense, smooth coat
  • Square build, soft expression and a resonant pleasant voice
CoatDefinitely rough coat up to 5 cm, less rough on head, ears and legs, with a beard.Short, straight horse-hair coat, dense and close; solid fawn in all nuances or black and tan.
PurposeHound for hunting especially hare and wild boar, working alone or in a pack.Hound for hunting especially hare and wild boar, working alone or in a pack.

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