Facts
- Family
- Sighthounds[2] an editorial choice of Dogtrails, not genetic data
- Clade
- UK Rural[1]
- FCI
- Standard no. 193, group 10[4] Long-haired or fringed Sighthounds
- Origin
- Russia[4] Map point 66°25′ N · 94°15′ E[5]
- Developed in
- Not yet sourced
- Fixed around
- Not yet sourced
- Other names
- Barzoï (French), Barzoi (Dutch)[3]
- In the study
- BORZ[1] Parker et al. 2017 abbreviation
In the tree
Closest in this tree: Greyhound, Whippet, Scottish Deerhound and Irish Wolfhound. [1]
Also in the UK Rural clade: Australian Cattle Dog, Australian Kelpie, Australian Shepherd, Bearded Collie, Border Collie, Cardigan Welsh Corgi, Greyhound, Irish Wolfhound, Italian Greyhound, Old English Sheepdog, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Rough Collie, Scottish Deerhound, Shetland Sheepdog, Whippet.
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 Q37866 (Borzoi) read 2026-11-09
- FCI nomenclature, standard n° 193 "BORZOI - RUSSIAN HUNTING SIGHTHOUND" (unofficial export paiv/fci-breeds, commit 88aaca5) read 2026-11-09
- Wikidata Q159 (Russia, P625) read 2026-11-09
Facts only: no text of the FCI standards is reproduced. All datasets and licences.