副粘液病毒科包括二个亚科，副粘液病毒亚科(Paramyxivirinae)及肺炎病毒亚科(Pneumovirinae)。

副粘液病毒亚科除已归类六属病毒外，还有尚未归类之马麻疹病毒属(Equine Morbillivirus)；肺病毒亚科则含有二属。

呼吸道病毒属包括人型、鼠型、牛型三型病毒。

德国麻疹病毒属内有新城病病毒(Newcastle disease virus)、家禽副流行性感冒病毒(Avian paramyxoviruses 2-9)、狗副流行性感冒病毒(Canine parainfluenza virus 2)、猪德国麻疹病毒(Porcine rubulavirus)、腮腺炎病毒(Mump virus)、人副流行性感冒病毒(Human parainfluenza viruses 2, 4a, 4b)。

Paramyxoviridae (from Greek para-, beyond, -myxo-, mucus or slime, plus virus, from Latin poison, slime, thus meaning "slime beyond slime"; often abbreviated PMV) is a family of viruses in the order Mononegavirales. Humans, vertebrates, and birds serve as natural hosts. There are currently 36 species in this family, divided among 18 genera. Diseases associated with this negative-sense single-stranded RNA virus family include: measles, mumps, respiratory tract infections.