Comparison: Cimarrón Uruguayo and Fila Brasileiro

Cimarrón Uruguayo and Fila Brasileiro are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

	Cimarrón Uruguayo	Fila Brasileiro
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	Uruguay	Brazil
Category	Large	Large
Height at withers	53–63 cm	60–75 cm
Weight	33–45 kg	–
Recognition features	Medium-sized, compact, muscular dogue-type dog with a short coat Brindle or fawn in various shades, with or without mask Agile and hardy	Typical molosser: heavy bone, rectangular compact frame and great agility Short, smooth coat; brindle, fawn or black, sometimes with a black mask Marked sexual dimorphism; self-assured, calm, agile for its size
Coat	Short, smooth, close coat with undercoat; brindle or all shades of fawn (may have black shadings), also bluish brindle and bluish fawn, with or without mask.	Short, smooth, dense and close-lying coat; brindle, fawn and black, with or without a black mask; white marks only on feet, chest and tail tip.
Purpose	An Uruguayan dog of feral origin used for herding, big-game hunting and guarding.	A Brazilian guard dog, an outstanding property guardian with innate wariness of strangers.

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