| Family |
Poxviridae |
| Subfamily |
Entomopoxvirinae (infect arthropods) |
|
Chordopoxvirinae (infect vertebrates) |
| Genus |
Parapoxvirus (pseudocowpox, bovine papular stomatitis, and contagious pustular dermatitis capable of infecting humans) |
|
Avipoxvirus
|
|
Capripoxvirus
|
|
Leporipoxvirus
|
|
Suipoxvirus
|
|
Molluscipoxvirus (Molluscum contagiousum capable of infecting humans) |
|
Yatapoxvirus (Tanapox capable of infecting humans) |
|
Unassigned viruses in the subfamily |
|
Orthopoxvirus
|
| Species |
Camelpox virus
|
Host |
Camel |
|
Cowpox virus
|
|
Rodents, felines, bovines, elephants, humans |
|
Ectromelia virus (mousepox) |
|
Laboratory mice, natural reservoir unknown |
|
Monkeypox virus
|
|
Rodents, primates, humans |
|
Raccoonpox virus
|
|
North American raccoon |
|
Taterapox virus
|
|
African gerbil |
|
Vaccinia virus
|
|
No natural reservoir |
|
Buffalopox virus
|
|
Buffalo, cattle, humans |
|
Rabbitpox virus
|
|
Colonized rabbit, no natural reservoir |
|
Variola virus
|
|
Humans; eradicated from nature |
|
Volepox virus
|
|
California pinon mouse and voles |
