Belgian Malinois

Placed on this panel from 4 sequenced dogs, among 258 breeds.

Measured nearest to Belgian Tervuren, and nothing among the other 257 breeds is nearer. The smallest branch holding them both covers 1.1% of this tree.

The 12 breeds nearest to Belgian Malinois.

The line starts at the tightest pairing this panel holds and ends at the widest separation measured on it, so how far along these marks sit is the answer to how close Belgian Malinois really is to anything.

Belgian Tervuren 2

Belgian Laekenois 3

Belgian Sheepdog (Groenendael)4

Dutch Shepherd 5

East-European shepherd 6

White Swiss Shepherd Dog 7

Bohemian Shepherd 8

Old German Shepherd 9

Czechoslovakian Wolfdog 10

Saarloos Wolfdog 11

Picardy Shepherd 12

Bergamasco Sheepdog

Closeness is measured from the genomes, and nothing else. It has no units and no dates. Two breeds sitting close together means their lines separate late in this data. It does not mean either one came from the other.

4 sequenced dogs is a thin sample. This breed’s exact neighbours could move if more were added; the neighbourhood is steadier than the order within it.