Miniature Pinscher — an AI-generated illustration, not a photograph of a real dog
An AI-generated illustration — not a photograph of a real dog.

Miniature Pinscher

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

Measured nearest to German Pinscher, 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 Miniature Pinscher.

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 Miniature Pinscher really is to anything.

1German Pinscher2Prague Ratter3Russian Toy4English Toy Terrier5English Toy Spaniel6German Spitz (Klein & Mittel)7Cavalier King Charles Spaniel8Manchester Terrier (Standard)9Pomeranian10German Spitz (Standard & Giant)11Toy Fox Terrier12Danish-Swedish Farmdog

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.