Blanfordimys is a subgenus of voles in the family Microtus. It was formerly considered a distinct genus, but taxonomic studies group it within the Microtus radiation.[1][2]

Blanfordimys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Genus: Microtus
Subgenus: Blanfordimys
Argyropulo, 1933
Species

Microtus afghanus
Microtus bucharensis
Microtus yuldaschi

It contains the following species:

References

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  1. ^ Liu, Shaoying; Jin, Wei; Liu, Yang; Murphy, Robert W.; Lv, Bin; Hao, Haibang; Liao, Rui; Sun, Zhiyu; Tang, Mingkun; Chen, Weicai; Fu, Jianrong (2017-02-08). "Taxonomic position of Chinese voles of the tribe Arvicolini and the description of 2 new species from Xizang, China". Journal of Mammalogy. 98 (1): 166–182. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyw170. ISSN 0022-2372. PMC 5901085. PMID 29674783.
  2. ^ "Microtus afghanus". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. 1.11. American Society of Mammalogists.
  • Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.