Facts
- Family
- Terriers[2] an editorial choice of Dogtrails, not genetic data
- Clade
- Terrier[1]
- FCI
- Standard no. 236, group 3[4] Toy Terriers
- Origin
- Australia[4] Map point 25° S · 133° E[5]
- Developed in
- Not yet sourced
- Fixed around
- Not yet sourced
- Other names
- Terrier australien à poil soyeux (French), Australische silkyterriër (Dutch)[3]
- In the study
- SILK[1] Parker et al. 2017 abbreviation
In the tree
Closest in this tree: Yorkshire Terrier. [1]
Also in the Terrier clade: Airedale Terrier, Australian Terrier, Bedlington Terrier, Border Terrier, Cairn Terrier, Glen of Imaal Terrier, Irish Terrier, Jack Russell Terrier, Kerry Blue Terrier, Norfolk Terrier, Norwich Terrier, Parson Russell Terrier, Scottish Terrier, Soft-coated Wheaten Terrier, West Highland White Terrier, Wire Fox Terrier, Yorkshire Terrier.
Groupings with a DNA support below 50 / 100 are merged, as in the explorer. The tree holds 161 breeds.
Sources
- Parker HG, Dreger DL, Rimbault M, et al. Genomic Analyses Reveal the Influence of Geographic Origin, Migration, and Hybridization on Modern Dog Breed Development. Cell Reports 19(4):697-708, 2017. read 2026-11-04
- Dogtrails families, data/manual/families.json: editorial choice by breed, not a datum; drafted 2026-11-09, under review by Paul (
data/manual/families.json) read 2026-11-09 - Wikidata Q37524 (Australian Silky Terrier) read 2026-11-09
- FCI nomenclature, standard n° 236 "AUSTRALIAN SILKY TERRIER" (unofficial export paiv/fci-breeds, commit 88aaca5) read 2026-11-09
- Wikidata Q408 (Australia, P625) read 2026-11-09
Facts only: no text of the FCI standards is reproduced. All datasets and licences.