Full reference: L.J. Flynn, L.L. Jacobs, and I.U. Cheema. 1986. Baluchimyinae, A New Ctenodactyloid Rodent Subfamily from the Miocene of Baluchistan. American Museum Novitates 2841:1-58
Parent taxon: Rodentia according to L.J. Flynn et al. 1986
Sister taxa: Allomyidae, Anomalomyidae, Anomaluroidea, Aplodontoidea, Archetypomyidae, Bandaomys, Castoroidea, Cavina, Cricetopidae, Ctenohystrica, Ectropomys, Eryomyina, Geomyoidea, Gliridae, Luribayomys, Megacricetodontidae, Muriformia, Myodonta, Pairomys, Petauristidae, Quercymys, Sciuroidea, Siphneidae, Yuomyidae, Zamoramys, Ischyromyidae, Spalacoidea, Paciculus, Gliroidea, Ctenodactyloidea, Pedetoidea, Theridomyoidea, Castorimorpha, Anomaluromorpha, Ctenodactylomorpha, Glirimorpha, Alagomyidae, Laredomyidae, Pseudoparamys, Apletotomeus, Epeiromys, Floresomys, Griphomys, Heliscomys, Jimomys, Marfilomys, Meliakrouniomys, Pipestoneomys, Prolapsus, Texomys, Paramyidae, Ischyromyoidea, Sciuravidae, Cylindrodontidae, Protoptychidae
Subtaxa: Downsimys margolesi
Type: Downsimys margolesi
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore