Black Pika

Black Pika
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Ochotonidae
Genus: Ochotona
Species: O. nigritia
Binomial name
Ochotona nigritia
Gong, Wang, Li & Li, 2000
Black Pika range

The Black Pika or Silver Pika (Ochotona nigritia) is a species of mammal in the Ochotonidae family. It was thought to be endemic to Yunan Province of China [2] where it was first discovered in 2000, it is only known from four specimens.

Subsequently, in 2011, a WWF-India team on a expedition to West Kameng, India reported sighting 2 Black Pikas at an altitude of 13,000ft in the Thembang Bapu community-conserved forest area.[3]

References

  1. ^ Smith, A.T. & Johnston, C.H. (2008). Ochotona nigrita. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 April 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of data deficient.
  2. ^ http://wildpro.twycrosszoo.org/s/0MLagomorph/Ochotonidae/Ochotona/ochotona_nigritia.htm#Distribution
  3. ^ [|Goswami, Roopak] (July 15,2011). "Black pika sighted in Arunachal - WWF-India research team stumbles upon rare mammal at 13000ft". The Telegraph (Calcutta: Ananda Bazaar Patrika). http://telegraphindia.com/1110715/jsp/frontpage/story_14241544.jsp. Retrieved July 15,2011. "The WWF members sighted two black pikas in Pangila and Potok areas at an altitude of 13,000 feet on June 22 and 23 while they, along with villagers of Thembang, were conducting surveys in the Thembang Bapu community-conserved forest area in West Kameng district. The survey was part of a project for development of a management plan of the area."