Table 1.
The genera and species of animal paramyxoviruses
| Subfamily | Genus | Animal virus | Animal host | Disease |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paramyxovirinae | Rubulavirus | Parainfluenza virus 5 (formerly simian virus 5) | Dogs, pigs, monkeys | Respiratory disease |
| Simian virus 41 | Monkeys | Respiratory disease | ||
| Porcine rubulavirus | Pigs | Encephalitis, reproductive | ||
| (La-Piedad-Michoacan-Mexico virus) | failure, corneal opacity | |||
| Mapuera virus | Bats | Unknown | ||
| Menangle virus (tentative species in the genus) | Pigs, bats | Reproductive failure | ||
| Tioman virus (tentative species in the genus) | Bats | Unknown | ||
| Avulavirus | Newcastle disease virus (avian paramyxovirus 1) | Domestic and wild fowl | Respiratory and neurological disease | |
| Avian paramyxoviruses 2–9 | Domestic and wild fowl | Respiratory disease | ||
| Respirovirus | Bovine parainfluenza virus 3 | Cattle, sheep, and other mammals | Respiratory disease | |
| Sendai virus (murine para influenza virus 1) | Mice, rats, and rabbits | Respiratory disease | ||
| Simian virus 10 | Monkeys | Respiratory disease | ||
| Henipavirus | Hendra virus | Bats, horses, humans | Severe respiratory disease | |
| Nipah virus | Bats, pigs, humans | Encephalitis | ||
| Morbillivirus | Canine distemper virus | Carnivora species | Severe generalized and central nervous system disease | |
| Cetacean morbillivirus | Dolphins and porpoises | Severe respiratory and generalized disease | ||
| Peste des petits ruminants virus | Sheep and goats | Severe generalized disease | ||
| Phocine distemper virus | Seal | Severe generalized and central nervous system disease | ||
| Rinderpest virus | Cattle, wild ruminants | Severe generalized disease | ||
| Unclassified | Nariva virus | Unknown | ||
| J-virus | Unknown | |||
| Mossman virus | Unknown | |||
| Tupia paramyxovirus | Tree shrews | Unknown | ||
| Salem virus | Horses | Unknown | ||
| Fer de lance virus | Snakes | Fatal disease | ||
| Beilong virus | Rodents (?) | Unknown | ||
| Pneumovirinae | Pneumovirus | Bovine respiratory syncytial virus | Cattle | Respiratory disease |
| Pneumonia virus of mice | Mice | Respiratory disease | ||
| Metapneumovirus | Avian metapneumovirus | Turkeys, chickens | Severe respiratory disease in turkeys | |
| Swollen head syndrome in chickens |