Spitz · the Curled Tail

Pomeranian (German Spitz)[4]

In Parker et al. 2017 as Pomeranian[1]

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Photograph of the Pomeranian (German Spitz) breed
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Facts

Family
Spitz[2] an editorial choice of Dogtrails, not genetic data
Clade
Small Spitz[1]
FCI
Standard no. 97, group 5[5] European Spitz
Origin
Germany[5] Map point 51° N · 10° E[6]
Developed in
Not yet sourced
Fixed around
Not yet sourced
Other names
German Spitz (Wikidata), Spitz allemand (French), German Spitz (Dutch)[3]
In the study
POM (pomeranian)[1] Parker et al. 2017 abbreviation

In the tree

Closest in this tree: Volpino Italiano. [1]

Also in the Small Spitz clade: Volpino Italiano.

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 visual system, docs/DESIGN.md §2 "Attribution des 30 races": editorial choice by breed, not a datum (docs/DESIGN.md) read 2026-11-04
  3. Wikidata Q38655 (German Spitz) read 2026-11-09
  4. Dogtrails display names, data/manual/display-names.json: The Parker dogs are Pomeranians (POM), which the FCI files under 97 German Spitz (size Zwergspitz / Pomeranian). Wikidata label: German Spitz. (data/manual/display-names.json) read 2026-11-09
  5. FCI nomenclature, standard n° 97 "GERMAN SPITZ" (unofficial export paiv/fci-breeds, commit 88aaca5) read 2026-11-09
  6. Wikidata Q183 (Germany, P625) read 2026-11-09

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