Comparison: Azawakh and Whippet

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

Azawakh
Photo: Marton azawakh, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Whippet
Photo: Winky, CC BY 2.0, source
AzawakhWhippet
FCI group10. Sighthounds10. Sighthounds
Country of originMaliUnited Kingdom
CategoryLargeMedium
Height at withers60–74 cm44–51 cm
Weight15–25 kg12–15 kg
Life span–12–15 years
Recognition features
  • Particularly slender, dry sighthound whose bones and muscles show through thin skin
  • Short, fine fawn coat from sand to mahogany with white stockings and white on the forechest
  • Supple gait with high action
  • Medium sighthound, 44-51 cm
  • Short smooth coat of any colour
  • Rose ears
CoatShort, fine, down to none on the belly. Colour fawn from clear sand to dark fawn (mahogany), with or without brindling, white patching limited to the extremities (a white stocking on each limb, at least a trace on the feet) and the forechest; white must not go beyond the elbows or onto the shoulders; the muzzle may show a black mask.Short, fine coat, all colours.
PurposeA sighthound hunting game (gazelles, hares, ostriches) and fighting off predators (hyenas, jackals, lions); an important companion of nomads who shares their camp life.A smaller English sighthound bred for racing and rabbit coursing by miners; the ´poor man's racehorse´.

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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.