Mastiffs · the Gate

Mastiff[4]

In Parker et al. 2017 as English Mastiff[1]

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Photograph of the Mastiff breed
Photo: Pleple2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Facts

Family
Mastiffs[2] an editorial choice of Dogtrails, not genetic data
Clade
European Mastiff[1]
FCI
Standard no. 264, group 2[5] Molossian type
Origin
Great Britain[5] Map point 54°36′ N · 2° W[6]
Developed in
Not yet sourced
Fixed around
Not yet sourced
Other names
English Mastiff (Wikidata)[3]
In the study
MAST[1] Parker et al. 2017 abbreviation

In the tree

Closest in this tree: Bullmastiff. [1]

Also in the European Mastiff clade: American Staffordshire Terrier, Boerboel, Boston Terrier, Boxer, Bull Terrier, Bulldog, Bullmastiff, Cane Corso, Dogue de Bordeaux, French Bulldog, Great Dane, Miniature Bull Terrier, Neapolitan Mastiff, Rhodesian Ridgeback, Staffordshire Bull Terrier.

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 Q38418 (English Mastiff) read 2026-11-09
  4. Dogtrails display names, data/manual/display-names.json: Wikidata label "English Mastiff". FCI 264 and site id: Mastiff; Parker: English Mastiff. (data/manual/display-names.json) read 2026-11-09
  5. FCI nomenclature, standard n° 264 "MASTIFF" (unofficial export paiv/fci-breeds, commit 88aaca5) read 2026-11-09
  6. Wikidata Q145 (United Kingdom, P625) read 2026-11-09

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