Blarinomys Thomas 1896

Blarinomys Thomas 1896, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 18: 310.

Type Species: Oxymycterus breviceps Winge 1887

Species and subspecies: 1 species:

Species Blarinomys breviceps (Winge 1887)

Discussion: Akodontini. Sister genus to Brucepattersonius according to phylogenetic evaluations of cytochrome b sequences (D’Elía et al., 2003; Smith and Patton, 1999) or to the clade Brucepattersonius Lenoxus using cytochrome b and IRBP (D’Elía, 2003).