Facts
- Family
- Mastiffs[2] an editorial choice of Dogtrails, not genetic data
- Clade
- European Mastiff[1]
- FCI
- Not in the FCI nomenclature Not in the FCI nomenclature: South African mastiff breed.
- Origin
- South Africa[3] Map point 29° S · 24° E[4]
- Developed in
- Not yet sourced
- Fixed around
- Not yet sourced
- In the study
- BOER[1] Parker et al. 2017 abbreviation
In the tree
Closest in this tree: Mastiff and Bullmastiff. [1]
Also in the European Mastiff clade: American Staffordshire Terrier, Boston Terrier, Boxer, Bull Terrier, Bulldog, Bullmastiff, Cane Corso, Dogue de Bordeaux, French Bulldog, Great Dane, Mastiff, Miniature Bull Terrier, Neapolitan Mastiff, Rhodesian Ridgeback, Staffordshire Bull 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 Q37589 (Boerboel) read 2026-11-09
- Wikidata Q258 (South Africa, P625) read 2026-11-09
Facts only: no text of the FCI standards is reproduced. All datasets and licences.