Companions · the Lap

Lhasa Apso[3]

See it in the tree

Photograph of the Lhasa Apso breed
Photo: Svenska Mässan from Sweden, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Facts

Family
Companions[2] an editorial choice of Dogtrails, not genetic data
Clade
Asian Toy[1]
FCI
Standard no. 227, group 9[4] Tibetan breeds
Origin
Tibet (China)[4] Map point 31°42′ N · 86°56′ E[5]
Developed in
Not yet sourced
Fixed around
Not yet sourced
Other names
Lhassa Apso (French)[3]
In the study
LHSA[1] Parker et al. 2017 abbreviation

In the tree

Closest in this tree: Shih Tzu. [1]

Also in the Asian Toy clade: Japanese Chin, Pekingese, Shih Tzu, Tibetan Spaniel.

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 Q38352 (Lhasa Apso) read 2026-11-09
  4. FCI nomenclature, standard n° 227 "LHASA APSO" (unofficial export paiv/fci-breeds, commit 88aaca5) read 2026-11-09
  5. Wikidata Q17269 (Tibet Autonomous Region, P625) read 2026-11-09

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