Family: Anelloviridae

Genus: Xitorquevirus

Distinguishing features

Viruses in the two species included in the Xitorquevirus have genomes of 2.3–2.6 kb and were identified in a bat (family Molossidae) and an opossum (family Didelphidae).

Demarcation criteria for taxa within the genus

Different species in the genus have orf1 genes with <69% pairwise identity.