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.
+AnimalDate detected (or publicized)Spread amongst themselves?Spreads to humans?Captive or wild infection?ReferencesBank voleApril 2021NoCaptiveBat, Eastern red(July 2024) (United States)WildBat, Lesser horseshoe(July 2021) (United Kingdom)WildBig hairy armadilloMarch 2022CaptiveBinturongOctober 2021CaptiveBlack-tailed marmosetJanuary 2022WildBobcatNovember 2022WildBrown rat(January 2023)WildCanada lynxDecember 2021CaptiveCatApril 2020YesYes The study: CaptiveCattle(December 2020)CaptiveCommon marmosetDecember 2020CaptiveCivetCottontail rabbitNovember 2022NoWildCougar/Mountain Lion/PumaJuly 2020CaptiveCrab-eating macaqueApril 2020CaptiveDogMarch 2020NoCaptiveDomestic rabbitOctober 2020NoCaptiveEastern deer mouseJune 2021YesCaptive and WildEastern gray squirrelNovember 2022WildEurasian BeaverAugust 2021CaptiveEurasian lynxNovember 2021CaptiveEuropean fallow deerFebruary 2022WildFerretApril 2020YesCaptiveFishing catOctober 2021CaptiveFruit bat, EgyptianSeptember 2020YesCaptiveGiant Anteater(August 2022)CaptiveGolden hamsterMay 2020YesYesCaptiveGorillaJanuary 2021CaptiveGroundhog(July 2024)WildHamadryas baboonDecember 2020CaptiveHippopotamusDecember 2021CaptiveIndian leopardOctober 2021WildLion October 2020CaptiveTigerApril 2020UnconfirmedCaptiveMandrillAugust 2022CaptiveMink October 2020YesYesCaptive and WildMonkey, African greenSeptember 2020CaptiveMouse, Western european house(January 2022)Captive (lab)Otter, Asian small-clawedApril 2021CaptivePangolin (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)RaccoonNovember 2022WildRaccoon dogDecember 2020YesCaptiveRed foxNovember 2022WildRhesus macaqueMay 2020CaptiveRing-tailed coatiOctober 2021CaptiveSnow leopardDecember 2020CaptiveSpotted hyenaNovember 2021CaptiveSquirrel monkeyJuly 2022CaptiveStriped skunkNovember 2022WildSwanSummer 2022UndisclosedVirginia opossumNovember 2022WildWest Indian manatee(January 2022)CaptiveWhite-footed mouseNovember 2022WildWhite-tailed deer December 2020YesYesCaptive and Wild
See also COVID-19 pandemic and animals SARS-CoV-2 in mink SARS-CoV-2 in white-tailed deer
References
Further reading
External links SARS-ANI VIS: A Global Open Access Dataset of Reported SARS-CoV-2 Events in Animals