Boerboel
Placed on this panel from 4 sequenced dogs, among 258 breeds.
Measured nearest to Bullmastiff, 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 Boerboel.
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 Boerboel really is to anything.
Bullmastiff2Continental Bulldog3
Olde English Bulldogge4
Boxer5
Mastiff6
American Bulldog7
Majorca Mastiff8
Dogo Canario9
Staffordshire Bull Terrier10
French Bulldog11
American Staffordshire Terrier12
Miniature Bull TerrierCloseness 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.