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Rat Terrier[3]

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Photograph of the Rat Terrier breed
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Facts

Family
Terriers[2] an editorial choice of Dogtrails, not genetic data
Clade
American Terrier[1]
FCI
Not in the FCI nomenclature No FCI breed of that name or close to it in the FCI nomenclature (fci-breeds export, commit 88aaca5).
Origin
United States[3] Map point 39°50′ N · 98°35′ W[4]
Developed in
Not yet sourced
Fixed around
Not yet sourced
In the study
RATT[1] Parker et al. 2017 abbreviation

In the tree

Closest in this tree: American Hairless Terrier. [1]

Also in the American Terrier clade: American Hairless Terrier, Toy Fox 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 Q38431 (Rat Terrier) read 2026-11-09
  4. Wikidata Q30 (United States, P625) read 2026-11-09

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