Blanfordimys

Blanfordimys
Scientific classification
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

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]}

It contains the following species:

• Afghan vole (Microtus afghanus)
• Bucharian vole (Microtus bucharensis)
• Juniper vole (Microtus yuldaschi)

References

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.