Facts
- Family
- Companions[2] an editorial choice of Dogtrails, not genetic data
- Clade
- Spaniel[1]
- FCI
- Standard no. 136, group 9[4] English Toy Spaniels
- Origin
- Great Britain[4] Map point 54°36′ N · 2° W[5]
- Developed in
- Not yet sourced
- Fixed around
- Not yet sourced
- Other names
- Cavalier King Charles-spaniël (Dutch)[3]
- In the study
- CKCS[1] Parker et al. 2017 abbreviation
In the tree
Closest in this tree: Field Spaniel, English Cocker Spaniel and American Cocker Spaniel. [1]
Also in the Spaniel clade: American Cocker Spaniel, English Cocker Spaniel, English Springer Spaniel, Field Spaniel.
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 Q38072 (Cavalier King Charles Spaniel) read 2026-11-09
- FCI nomenclature, standard n° 136 "CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL" (unofficial export paiv/fci-breeds, commit 88aaca5) read 2026-11-09
- Wikidata Q145 (United Kingdom, P625) read 2026-11-09
Facts only: no text of the FCI standards is reproduced. All datasets and licences.