Alpine pika
Alpine pika |
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Conservation status |
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Scientific classification |
Kingdom: |
Animalia |
Phylum: |
Chordata |
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Mammalia |
Order: |
Lagomorpha |
Family: |
Ochotonidae |
Genus: |
Ochotona |
Species: |
O. alpina |
Binomial name |
Ochotona alpina (Pallas, 1773) |
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Alpine pika range |
The alpine pika (Ochotona alpina) is a species of mammal in the pika family, Ochotonidae. It is found in Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russia in very cold, mountainous regions. It is a small mammal only weighing about 5 ounces (0.31 lb) and about 7 inches (18 cm) long. They have no visible tail, round ears, and sharp claws used for foraging and digging. They feed mainly on plant stems, which they gather during the summer for the winter months to create haypiles. This storage will sometimes be shared with other species such as reindeer.[1] They have been known to share their burrows with snow finches, as they will help them build their nest.[2] They are sometimes referred to as the whistling hare because of their rabbit-like behavior and high-pitched warning calls.[3][4]
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| Bunolagus |
- Riverine Rabbit (B. monticularis)
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- Sumatran Striped Rabbit (N. netscheri)
- Annamite Striped Rabbit (N. timminsi)
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| Romerolagus |
- Volcano Rabbit (R. diazi)
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| Brachylagus |
- Pygmy Rabbit (B. idahoensis)
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- Subgenus Sylvilagus: Desert Cottontail (S. audubonii)
- Manzano Mountain Cottontail (S. cognatus)
- Mexican Cottontail (S. cunicularis)
- Eastern Cottontail (S. floridanus)
- Tres Marias Rabbit (S. graysoni)
- Mountain Cottontail (S. nuttallii)
- Appalachian Cottontail (S. obscurus)
- Robust Rabbit (S. robustus)
- New England Cottontail (S. transitionalis)
- Subgenus Microlagus: Brush Rabbit (S. bachmani)
- San Jose Brush Rabbit (S. mansuetus)
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| Oryctolagus |
- European Rabbit (O. cuniculus)
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| Poelagus |
- Bunyoro Rabbit (P. marjorita)
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- Natal Red Rock Hare (P. crassicaudatus)
- Jameson's Red Rock Hare (P. randensis)
- Smith's Red Rock Hare (P. rupestris)
- Hewitt's Red Rock Hare (P. saundersiae)
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| Caprolagus |
- Hispid Hare (C. hispidus)
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- Subgenus Macrotolagus: Antelope Jackrabbit (L. alleni)
- Subgenus Poecilolagus: Snowshoe Hare (L. americanus)
- Subgenus Lepus: Arctic Hare (L. arcticus)
- Alaskan Hare (L. othus)
- Mountain Hare (L. timidus)
- Subgenus Proeulagus: Black-tailed Jackrabbit (L. californicus)
- White-sided Jackrabbit (L. callotis)
- Cape Hare (L. capensis)
- Tehuantepec Jackrabbit (L. flavigularis)
- Black Jackrabbit (L. insularis)
- Scrub Hare (L. saxatilis)
- Desert Hare (L. tibetanus)
- Tolai Hare (L. tolai)
- Subgenus Eulagos: Broom Hare (L. castrovieoi)
- Yunnan hare (L. comus)
- Korean Hare (L. coreanus)
- Corsican Hare (L. corsicanus)
- European Hare (L. europaeus)
- Granada Hare (L. granatensis)
- Manchurian hare (L. mandschuricus)
- Woolly Hare (L. oiostolus)
- Ethiopian Highland Hare (L. starcki)
- White-tailed Jackrabbit (L. townsendii)
- Subgenus Sabanalagus: Ethiopian Hare (L. fagani)
- African Savanna Hare (L. microtis)
- Subgenus Sinolagus: Chinese Hare (L. sinensis)
- Subgenus incertae sedis: Japanese Hare (L. brachyurus)
- Abyssinian Hare (L. habessinicus)
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