Paradox vole
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Paradox vole | |
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Scientific 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 | |
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.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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.