Mammarenavirus

Mammarenavirus is a genus of viruses in the family Arenaviridae. The name is a portmanteau of mammal and the former name Arenavirus, and differentiates it from the reptile-associated Reptarenavirus. Arenavirus comes from the Latin (sand) for the sandy appearance of the virions.

==Taxonomy== The genus contains the following species, listed by scientific name and followed by the exemplar virus of the species: Mammarenavirus abaense, Ābà-Miányáng virus Mammarenavirus alashanense, Alxa virus Mammarenavirus allpahuayoense, Allpahuayo virus Mammarenavirus amapariense, Amaparí virus Mammarenavirus aporeense, Aporé virus Mammarenavirus batangense, Bātáng virus Mammarenavirus bearense, Bear Canyon virus Mammarenavirus beregaense, Berega virus Mammarenavirus bituense, Bitu virus Mammarenavirus brazilense, Sabiá virus Mammarenavirus caliense, Pichindé virus Mammarenavirus cameroonense, Souris virus Mammarenavirus chapareense, Chapare virus Mammarenavirus choriomeningitidis, Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus Mammarenavirus cupixiense, Cupixi virus Mammarenavirus dhati-welelense, Dhati Welel virus Mammarenavirus flexalense, Flexal virus Mammarenavirus gairoense, Gairo virus Mammarenavirus ganziense, Gānzī virus Mammarenavirus guanaritoense, Guanarito virus Mammarenavirus ippyense, Ippy virus Mammarenavirus juninense, Junín virus Mammarenavirus kitaleense, Kitale virus Mammarenavirus kwanzaense, Kwanza virus Mammarenavirus lassaense, Lassa virus Mammarenavirus latinum, Latino virus Mammarenavirus lijiangense, Lìjiāng virus Mammarenavirus loeiense, Loei River virus Mammarenavirus lujoense, Lujo virus Mammarenavirus lunaense, Luna virus Mammarenavirus lunkense, Lunk virus Mammarenavirus machupoense, Machupo virus Mammarenavirus mafigaense, Mafiga virus Mammarenavirus marientalense, Mariental virus Mammarenavirus mecsekense, Mecsek Mountains virus Mammarenavirus merinoense, Merino Walk virus Mammarenavirus mopeiaense, Mopeia virus Mammarenavirus ngerengerense, Ngerengere virus Mammarenavirus okahandjaense, Okahandja virus Mammarenavirus oliverosense, Oliveros virus Mammarenavirus paranaense, Paraná virus Mammarenavirus piritalense, Pirital virus Mammarenavirus praomyidis, Mobala virus Mammarenavirus ryukyuense, Ryukyu virus Mammarenavirus solweziense, Solwezi virus Mammarenavirus songeaense, Songea virus Mammarenavirus tacaribeense, Tacaribe virus Mammarenavirus tamiamiense, Tamiami virus Mammarenavirus tietense, Tietê virus Mammarenavirus vello, Vello virus Mammarenavirus wenzhouense, Wēnzhōu virus Mammarenavirus whitewaterense, Whitewater Arroyo virus Mammarenavirus xapuriense, Xapuri virus