Comparison: Segugio Maremmano and Spanish Hound

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

	Segugio Maremmano	Spanish Hound
FCI group	6. Scent hounds and related breeds	6. Scent hounds and related breeds
Country of origin	Italy	Spain
Category	Medium	Medium
Height at withers	46–54 cm	48–57 cm
Weight	13–23 kg	–
Recognition features	Two coat varieties: short-haired (harsh) and rough-haired (3–4 cm) Fawn (light to dark), black and tan or brindle, white markings may be present Rectangular body, expressive eye, high-set ears	White and orange in irregular, well-defined patches without ticking Remarkably deep chest and body much longer than the height at the withers Long ears, soft sad gaze, pronounced sexual dimorphism
Coat	Short-haired: harsh, dense; rough-haired: about 3–4 cm; fawn, black and tan or brindle, white markings may be present.	Dense, short, fine, smooth coat; white and orange (from lemon to deep russet).
Purpose	Scent hound mostly used in wild boar hunting, also good on hare and other mammals.	Hound for small game that is not averse to big game (boar, stag, fox, wolf, bear); the hunter reads the course of the hunt from the dog’s voice.

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