It forms part of a larger group of related breeds including the Gurgucke, Lekbibaj and Prespa of Albania, the Gacko or Gatacko of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Greek Shorthorn, the Metohija Red of Kosovo and the Rodopi of Bulgaria.
This breed is part of a family of related breeds that also includes the Gurgucke, Lekbibaj, Prespa from Albania, Gacko or Gatacko from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greek Shorthorn, Metohija Red from Kosovo, and Rodopi from Bulgaria.