Facts
- Family
- Spitz[2] an editorial choice of Dogtrails, not genetic data
- Clade
- Nordic Spitz[1]
- FCI
- Standard no. 289, group 5[4] Nordic Watchdogs and Herders
- Origin
- Iceland[4] Map point 65° N · 19° W[5]
- Developed in
- Not yet sourced
- Fixed around
- Not yet sourced
- Other names
- Berger islandais (French), IJslandse hond (Dutch)[3]
- In the study
- ICES[1] Parker et al. 2017 abbreviation
In the tree
Closest in this tree: Keeshond. [1]
Also in the Nordic Spitz clade: American Eskimo Dog, Keeshond, Norwegian Elkhound, Swedish Vallhund.
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 visual system, docs/DESIGN.md §2 "Attribution des 30 races": editorial choice by breed, not a datum (
docs/DESIGN.md) read 2026-11-04 - Wikidata Q38710 (Icelandic Sheepdog) read 2026-11-09
- FCI nomenclature, standard n° 289 "ICELANDIC SHEEPDOG" (unofficial export paiv/fci-breeds, commit 88aaca5) read 2026-11-09
- Wikidata Q189 (Iceland, P625) read 2026-11-09
Facts only: no text of the FCI standards is reproduced. All datasets and licences.