Table 1.
Natural host species harboring simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIVs)
| Genus | Common name | Species | SIV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pan | Chimpanzees | troglodytes troglodytes | SIVcpzPtt |
| troglodytes schweinfurthi | SIVcpzPts | ||
| Gorilla | Gorilla | gorilla | SIVgor |
| Cercocebus | Sooty mangabey | atys | SIVsmm |
| Redcapped mangabey | torquatus | SIVrcm | |
| Mandrillus | Mandrill | sphinx | SIVmnd-1, mnd-2 |
| Drill | leucophaeus | SIVdrl | |
| Miopithecus | Talapoin | talapoin | SIVtal |
| Colobus | Black and white colobus | guerza | SIVcol |
| Procolobus | Olive colobus | verus | SIVolc |
| Pilocolobus | Western red colobus | badius | SIVwrc |
| Chlorocebus | African green monkeys | ||
| Sabaeus | sabaeus | SIVagmSab | |
| Vervet | pygerythrus | SIVagmVer | |
| Tantalus | tantalus | SIVagmTan | |
| Grivet | aethiops | SIVagmGri | |
| Cercopithecus | The guenons | ||
| Greater spot-nosed | nictitans | SIVgsn | |
| Blue monkey | mitis | SIVblu | |
| Mona monkey | mona | SIVmon | |
| Dents' monkey | denti | SIVden | |
| Moustached monkey | cephus | SIVmus | |
| Red-eared monkey | erythrotis | SIVery | |
| Redtailed monkey | ascanius | SIVasc | |
| DeBrazza | neglectus | SIVdeb | |
| Sykes monkey | albogularis | SIVsyk | |
| L'Hoests monkey | l'hoesti | SIVlho | |
| Suntailed monkey | solatus | SIVsun | |
| Preussis monkey | preussi | SIVpre |