Table 1.

Nature of IFNs expression in currently studied bats species.

Bat Species	Type I IFN	Type III IFN	References
Australian Black Flying Fox (Pteropus alecto)	• Constitutively expressed IFNalpha • Contracted locus • No upregulation with Tioman virus • Antagonized by henipavirus	• Induced after viral infection with Tioman virus • Antagonized by henipavirus	Zhou et al., 2016 Zhou et al., 2011a
Egyptian Fruit Bat (Rousettus aegptiacus)	• No constitutive expression observed • Induced after viral infection • Extensive expansion of IFNw genes	Not determined	Pavlovich et al., 2018 Omatsu et al., 2008
Common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus)	• Induction after polyI:C stimulation • Induction of selective IFN-stimulated genes	Not determined	Sarkis et al., 2018
Daubenton’s bat (Myotis daubentoniid)	• Induction of IFN-stimulated genes • Induction of IFNs by virus and polyI:C	Not determined	Holzer et al., 2019