Hellenic Hound — an AI-generated illustration, not a photograph of a real dog
An AI-generated illustration — not a photograph of a real dog.

Hellenic Hound

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

Measured nearest to Bruno Jura Hound, and nothing among the other 257 breeds is nearer. The smallest branch holding them both covers 39.7% of this tree.

The 12 breeds nearest to Hellenic Hound.

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 Hellenic Hound really is to anything.

1Bruno Jura Hound2Zagar3Swiss Hound4Akbash5Turkish Mastiff6Sarplaninac7Segugio Italiano8Saluki9Kars10Caucasian Ovcharka11Central Asian Shepherd Dog12Anatolian Shepherd Dog

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.