Ancient · the First Fire

Greenland Dog[3]

In Parker et al. 2017 as Greenland Sledge Dog[1]

See it in the tree

Photograph of the Greenland Dog breed
Photo: Slaunger, edited by Thegreenj, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Facts

Family
Ancient[2] an editorial choice of Dogtrails, not genetic data
Clade
Asian Spitz[1]
FCI
Standard no. 274, group 5[4] Nordic Sledge Dogs
Origin
Greenland[4] Map point 72° N · 40° W[5]
Developed in
Not yet sourced
Fixed around
Not yet sourced
Other names
Groenlandais (French), Groenlandse hond (Dutch)[3]
In the study
GREE[1] Parker et al. 2017 abbreviation

In the tree

Closest in this tree: Alaskan Malamute. [1]

Also in the Asian Spitz clade: Alaskan Malamute, American Akita, Chow Chow, Shar Pei, Shiba Inu, Siberian Husky, Tibetan Mastiff, Xigou.

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 Q38515 (Greenland Dog) read 2026-11-09
  4. FCI nomenclature, standard n° 274 "GREENLAND DOG" (unofficial export paiv/fci-breeds, commit 88aaca5) read 2026-11-09
  5. Wikidata Q223 (Greenland, P625) read 2026-11-09

Facts only: no text of the FCI standards is reproduced. All datasets and licences.