Gap between the FCI's and AKC's recognized-breed counts

as of 2026-09-07 · license: facts-only

• The two registries use different recognition criteria and geographic scope (FCI is a federation of ~98 national kennel clubs, AKC is US-only), so the gap reflects registry scope as much as any real difference in how many breeds exist.

Source

Federation Cynologique Internationale (FCI) — FCI Nomenclature, breed group listing pages (10 groups)
https://www.fci.be/en/nomenclature/
retrieved 2026-09-07

Method

FCI total minus AKC total

from: akc-recognized-breed-count, fci-recognized-breed-count

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