Comparison: Cimarrón Uruguayo and Presa Canario

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

	Cimarrón Uruguayo	Presa Canario
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	Spain
Category	Large	Large
Height at withers	53–63 cm	57–66 cm
Weight	33–45 kg	40–57 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	Medium-sized molossoid with a straight profile and black mask Short, coarse coat without undercoat; brindle to sand, fawn, or black Severe look, deep bark and self-confident temperament
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, coarse, flat coat with no undercoat (may appear on neck and back of thighs); all shades of brindle to sand, fawn and black; white marks on chest, neck and feet acceptable.
Purpose	An Uruguayan dog of feral origin used for herding, big-game hunting and guarding.	A Canarian molossoid guard dog used to protect and herd cattle.

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