List of animals that can get SARS-CoV-2

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Dozens of captive animal species have been found infected or proven able to be experimentally infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The virus has also been found in over a dozen wild animal species.

Most animal species that can get the virus have not been proven to be able to spread it back to humans. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stated that there is low risk that the virus would spread from animals to people but further studies are yet to be conducted.[1]

Animal Date detected (or publicized) Spread amongst themselves? Spreads to humans? Captive or wild infection? References
Bank vole April 2021 No Captive [2]
Bat, Lesser horseshoe (July 2021) (United Kingdom) Wild

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Big hairy armadillo March 2022 Captive [4]
Binturong October 2021 Captive [5]
Black-tailed marmoset January 2022 Wild [6]
Bobcat November 2022 Wild [7][8]
Brown rat (January 2023) Wild [8]
Canada lynx December 2021 Captive [9]
Cat April 2020 Yes Yes[10] Captive [11][12]
Cattle (December 2020) Captive [13]
Common marmoset December 2020 Captive [14][15]
Civet [16]
Cottontail rabbit November 2022 No Wild [17]
Cougar/Mountain Lion/Puma July 2020 Captive [18]
Crab-eating macaque April 2020 Captive [19]
Dog March 2020 No Captive [12][20]
Domestic rabbit October 2020 No Captive [21]
Eastern deer mouse June 2021 Yes Captive and Wild [22]
Eastern gray squirrel November 2022 Wild [7][8]
Eurasian Beaver
 August 2021 Captive [23]
Eurasian lynx November 2021 Captive [24]
European fallow deer February 2022 Wild [25]
Ferret April 2020 Yes Captive [11][26]
Fishing cat October 2021 Captive [5]
Fruit bat, Egyptian September 2020 Yes Captive [27]
Giant Anteater
 (August 2022) Captive [4]
Golden hamster May 2020 Yes Yes[28] Captive [29]
Gorilla January 2021 Captive [30]
Hamadryas baboon December 2020 Captive [14][15]
Hippopotamus December 2021 Captive [31]
Indian leopard October 2021 Wild [32]
Lion October 2020 Captive [33][34][35]
Tiger April 2020 Unconfirmed Captive [36][34]
Mandrill August 2022 Captive [13]
Mink
Main article: SARS-CoV-2 in mink
 October 2020 Yes Yes[37][38] Captive and Wild [39]
Monkey, African green September 2020 Captive [40]
Mouse, Western european house (January 2022) Captive (lab) [41]
Otter, Asian small-clawed April 2021 Captive [42]
Pangolin

(SARS-CoV2-Related Virus—as opposed to SARS-CoV2 specifically—antibodies detected; see "Wild or Captive infection" column)

February – July 2020 (Thailand) Wild

(Study concluded only that evidence of past infection with SARS-CoV2-Related Virus—as opposed to SARS-CoV2 specifically—was detected due to following findings: While Neutralizing Antibodies highly specific to SARS-CoV2 were found in small sample, it’s highly plausible that the antibodies were cross-reacting antibodies to other SARS-CoV2-Related Virus(es); Tested negative for virus)

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Raccoon November 2022 Wild [7][8]
Raccoon dog December 2020 Yes Captive [44]
Red fox November 2022 Wild [7][8]
Rhesus macaque May 2020 Captive [14][45]
Ring-tailed coati October 2021 Captive [46]
Snow leopard December 2020 Captive [18][47]
Spotted hyena November 2021 Captive [48]
Squirrel monkey July 2022 Captive [49]
Striped skunk November 2022 Wild [7][8]
Swan Summer 2022 Undisclosed [50]
Virginia opossum November 2022 Wild [7][8]
West Indian manatee (January 2022) Captive [4]
White-footed mouse November 2022 Wild [7][8]
White-tailed deer
Main article: SARS-CoV-2 in white-tailed deer
 December 2020 Yes Yes[51][52] Captive and Wild [53][54]

See also

References

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