Japanese Spitz
Placed on this panel from 12 sequenced dogs, among 258 breeds.
Measured nearest to American Eskimo Dog, and nothing among the other 257 breeds is nearer. The smallest branch holding them both covers 0.7% of this tree.
The 12 breeds nearest to Japanese Spitz.
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 Japanese Spitz really is to anything.
1
American Eskimo Dog2
German Spitz (Standard & Giant)3
Elo4
Volpino Italiano5
German Spitz (Klein & Mittel)6
Icelandic Sheepdog7
Pomeranian8
Keeshond9
Norwegian Buhund10
Schipperke11
Swedish Vallhund12
Kai Ken
American Eskimo Dog2German Spitz (Standard & Giant)3Elo4Volpino Italiano5German Spitz (Klein & Mittel)6Icelandic Sheepdog7Pomeranian8Keeshond9Norwegian Buhund10Schipperke11Swedish Vallhund12Kai KenCloseness 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.