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Domestic dog and dingo Canis familiaris: hair from study skin

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This factsheet assists in the identification of hairs from a domestic dog and dingo adult study skin.
  1. Dingo. Image: © By Newretreads ( CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons

    Dingo. Image: © By Newretreads ( CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons

    Medulla of guard hairs can vary from simple with scattered globular vacuoles to very fine wide lattice.
  2. Cross-section usually a mix of circular and oval shapes.
  3. Large diameter

Sample

Description: Range of hairs from adult study skin

Sample origin: Brunner and Coman 1974 "The identification of mammalian hair". Melbourne, Australia: Inkata Press

Hair profile

General shape: Large variation, straight to wavy, depending on breed

Length (mm): Variable depending on breed

Maximum diameter observed (μm): Guard hairs diameter > 40 at widest point

Colour: Varied

Domestic dog and dingo: Profile of guard hairs and underhairs. Image
Domestic dog and dingo: Profile of guard hairs and underhairs.

Microscopic features

Dog. Guard hair medulla: wide lattice (magnification 468x). Image: © Brunner H, Coman B. 1974. The Identification of Mammalian Hair. Inkata Press, Melbourne. Image
Dog. Guard hair medulla: wide lattice (magnification 468x). Image: © Brunner H, Coman B. 1974. The Identification of Mammalian Hair. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
Dog. Guard hair medulla: wide, simple (magnification 468x). Image: © Brunner H, Coman B. 1974. The Identification of Mammalian Hair. Inkata Press, Melbourne.: Image
Dog. Guard hair medulla: wide, simple (magnification 468x). Image: © Brunner H, Coman B. 1974. The Identification of Mammalian Hair. Inkata Press, Melbourne.:
Dog. Guard hair scales distal shaft: irregular wave, near separation, crenate margins (magnification 468x). Image: © Brunner H, Coman B. 1974. The Identification of Mammalian Hair. Inkata Press, Melbourne. Image
Dog. Guard hair scales distal shaft: irregular wave, near separation, crenate margins (magnification 468x). Image: © Brunner H, Coman B. 1974. The Identification of Mammalian Hair. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
Dog. Guard hair scales mid/proximal shaft: irregular mosaic, near to distant separation, smooth margins (magnification 468x). Image: © Brunner H, Coman B. 1974. The Identification of Mammalian Hair. Inkata Press, Melbourne. Image
Dog. Guard hair scales mid/proximal shaft: irregular mosaic, near to distant separation, smooth margins (magnification 468x). Image: © Brunner H, Coman B. 1974. The Identification of Mammalian Hair. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
Dog. Cross sections of guard and underhairs, U=underhair (magnification 468x). Image: © Brunner H, Coman B. 1974. The Identification of Mammalian Hair. Inkata Press, Melbourne. Image
Dog. Cross sections of guard and underhairs, U=underhair (magnification 468x). Image: © Brunner H, Coman B. 1974. The Identification of Mammalian Hair. Inkata Press, Melbourne.