Paradox vole

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}

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| name = Paradox vole

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Shenbrot, G. |author2=Kryštufek, B. |year=2016 |title=Microtus paradoxus |page=e.T136216A22351652 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136216A22351652.en}}

| genus = Microtus

| parent = Microtus (Microtus)

| species = paradoxus

| authority = (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.

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