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Paradox vole

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Species of rodent

Paradox vole
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Genus: Microtus
Subgenus: Microtus
Species: M. paradoxus
Binomial name
Microtus paradoxus
(Ognev & Heptner, 1928)
Synonyms

Chilotus paradoxurus Ognev & Heptner, 1928

The paradox vole (Microtus paradoxus), also called the Kopet Dag pine vole or Khorasan social vole, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found in southern Turkmenistan and northeastern Iran. It is endemic to the Kopet Dag mountain range.

References

  1. ^ Shenbrot, G.; Kryštufek, B. (2016). "Microtus paradoxus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136216A22351652. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136216A22351652.en.
Extant species of subfamily Arvicolinae
Arvicolini
Arvicola
(Water voles)
Microtini
Alexandromys
Chionomys
(Snow voles)
Hyperacrius
(Voles from Pakistan)
Lasiopodomys
Lemmiscus
Microtus
(Voles)
Neodon
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Proedromys
Stenocranius
Volemys
Dicrostonychini
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Dicrostonyx
Ellobiusini
(mole voles)
Ellobius
(Mole voles)
Lagurini
(Steppe lemmings)
Eolagurus
Lagurus
Lemmini
(Lemmings)
Lemmus
(True lemmings)
Myopus
Synaptomys
(Bog lemmings)
Clethrionomyini
Alticola
(Voles from
Central Asia)
Caryomys
Eothenomys
(Voles from
East Asia)
Clethrionomys
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Craseomys
(other Red-backed
voles)
Ondatrini
Neofiber
Ondatra
Pliomyini
Dinaromys
Pliophenacomyini
Arborimus
(Tree voles)
Phenacomys
(Heather voles)
Prometheomyini
Prometheomys
Taxon identifiers
Microtus paradoxus


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