The sequencing traces returned in the search on IFNA2 produced multiple final assemblies that fall into three distinct families with clear similarity to IFNA, IFNW, and IFND (Table 1), respectively. Table 1 Summary of Final Assemblies in Myotis lucifugus and Pteropus vampyrus. Species Family #assemblies #Intact ORFs #Pseudogenes #Partial length (AA) M. lucifugus IFNB 1 1 0 0 186 IFNE 2 2 0 0 193 IFNK 2 2 0 0 208 IFNA 2 0 2 0 - IFNW 25 12 7 9 195 IFND 19 11 3 5 1711 P. vampyrus IFNB 1 1 0 0 185 IFNE 1 1 0 0 193 IFNK 1 1 0 0 201 IFNA 7 7 0 0 189 IFNW 28 18 8 1 1852 IFND 14 5 7 2 1713 1. two genes encode polypeptides of length 190 2. one at 187 and two at 195 3. one at 170