Mastiffs · the Gate

Boxer[3]

See it in the tree

Photograph of the Boxer breed
Photo: Flickr user boxercab, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Facts

Family
Mastiffs[2] an editorial choice of Dogtrails, not genetic data
Clade
European Mastiff[1]
FCI
Standard no. 144, group 2[4] Molossian type
Origin
Germany[4] Map point 51° N · 10° E[5]
Developed in
Not yet sourced
Fixed around
Not yet sourced
In the study
BOX[1] Parker et al. 2017 abbreviation

In the tree

Closest in this tree: Bulldog. [1]

Also in the European Mastiff clade: American Staffordshire Terrier, Boerboel, Boston Terrier, 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

  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 Q38496 (Boxer) read 2026-11-09
  4. FCI nomenclature, standard n° 144 "BOXER" (unofficial export paiv/fci-breeds, commit 88aaca5) read 2026-11-09
  5. Wikidata Q183 (Germany, P625) read 2026-11-09

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