Ancient · the First Fire

Basenji[3]

See it in the tree

Photograph of the Basenji breed
Photo: Novoklimov, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Facts

Family
Ancient[2] an editorial choice of Dogtrails, not genetic data
Clade
None[1] Parker et al. 2017 place it in none of their clades
FCI
Standard no. 43, group 5[4] Primitive type
Origin
Central Africa[4] Map point 2° N · 21° E[5]
Developed in
Not yet sourced
Fixed around
Not yet sourced
In the study
BSJI[1] Parker et al. 2017 abbreviation

In the tree

No well-supported group holds the Basenji with other breeds of this tree. [1]

Groupings with a DNA support below 50 / 100 are merged, as in the explorer. The tree holds 161 breeds.

Sources

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. Wikidata Q37871 (Basenji) read 2026-11-09
  4. FCI nomenclature, standard n° 43 "BASENJI" (unofficial export paiv/fci-breeds, commit 88aaca5) read 2026-11-09
  5. Wikidata Q27433 (Central Africa, P625) read 2026-11-09

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