- Origin: South Africa
- Breed group: Scent Hounds and Related Breeds
- General size: large
- FCI breed standard: Rhodesian Ridgeback (external source)
- FCI PDF standard: Rhodesian Ridgeback (external source)
- Dog API breed profile: Rhodesian Ridgeback (external source)
- AKC-derived breed trait dataset: Rhodesian Ridgeback (external source)
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