Table 2.
Updated spumaretrovirus taxonomy as proposed in June 2017a.
| Family | Subfamily | Genus | Species | Virus (name) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retroviridae | Spumaretrovirinae | Simiispumavirus | Eastern chimpanzee simian foamy virus b,c | simian foamy virus Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii (SFVpsc) |
| Western chimpanzee simian foamy virus | simian foamy virus Pan troglodytes verus (SFVpve) | |||
| Central chimpanzee simian foamy virus | simian foamy virus Pan troglodytes troglodytes (SFVptr) | |||
| Western lowland gorilla simian foamy virus | simian foamy virus Gorilla gorilla gorilla (SFVggo) | |||
| Bornean orangutan simian foamy virus | simian foamy virus Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus (SFVppy) | |||
| Taiwanese macaque simian foamy virus d | simian foamy virus Macaca cyclopis (SFVmcy) | |||
| Rhesus macaque simian foamy virus | simian foamy virus Macaca mulatta (SFVmmu) | |||
| Japanese macaque simian foamy virus | simian foamy virus Macaca fuscata (SFVmfu) | |||
| Grivet simian foamy virus e | simian foamy virus Chlorocebus aethiops (SFVcae) | |||
| Guenon simian foamy virus | simian foamy virus Cercopithecus nictitans (SFVcni) | |||
| Spider monkey simian foamy virus | simian foamy virus Ateles species (SFVaxx) | |||
| White-tufted-ear marmoset simian foamy virus | simian foamy virus Callithrix jacchus (SFVcja) | |||
| Squirrel monkey simian foamy virus | simian foamy virus Saimiri sciureus (SFVssc) | |||
| Yellow-breasted capuchin simian foamy virus | simian foamy virus Sapajus xanthosternos (SFVsxa) | |||
| Prosimiispumavirus | Brown greater galago prosimian foamy virus c | simian foamy virus Otolemur crassicaudatus (SFVocr) | ||
| Bovispumavirus | Bovine foamy virus c | bovine foamy virus Bos taurus (BFVbta) | ||
| Felispumavirus | Feline foamy virus c | feline foamy virus Felis catus (FFVfca) | ||
| Puma feline foamy virus | feline foamy virus Puma concolor (FFVpco) | |||
| Equispumavirus | Equine foamy virus c | equine foamy virus Equus caballus (EFVeca) |
a
Based upon available complete virus genome sequences.
b
The former species Simian spumavirus.
c
Type species.
d
The former species Macaque simian foamy virus.
e
The former species African green monkey simian foamy virus.