ML phylogenetic tree of 100 rhabdovirus L protein sequences.

Branches are colour-coded according to known vector species, while the principal animal host species (where known) are shown by indicated symbols. Horizontal branch lengths are drawn to a scale of amino acid substitutions/site, and all bootstrap proportion values (BSP) ≥ 85% are shown by the * symbol. Newly proposed genera are indicated by a † symbol. Cytorhabdovirus, novirhabdovirus and nucleorhabdovirus outgroup sequences were excluded from the tree as they were too divergent to establish a reliable rooting. The tree is therefore rooted arbitrarily on one of two basal clades (genera Almendravirus and Bahiavirus) that comprise viruses isolated from mosquitoes.