American pika (Ochotona princeps)

The American pika found in found the mountains of western North America, usually in boulder fields at or above tree line. They are herbivorous animals and smaller relatives of rabbits and hares.

Identification

They have a small, round, egg-shaped body, which is covered with brown fur. They have large and round ears, and no visible tail.

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American pika

Yosemite NP, California (2010)

American pika

Yosemite NP, California (2010)

American pika

Yosemite NP, California (2010)

American pika

Yosemite NP, California (2010)

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Species

Kingdom: Animalia (animals)

Phylum: Chordata (vertebrates, sea squirts)

Class: Mammalia (mammals)

Order: Lagomorpha (pikas, rabbits, hares)

Family: Ochotonidae (pikas)

Alpine Pika/Altai Pika (Ochotona alpina)

Collared Pika (Ochotona collaris)

Hoffmann's Pika (Ochotona hoffmanni)

Northern Pika/Siberian Pika (Ochotona hyperborea)

Pallas's Pika (Ochotona pallasi)

American pika (Ochotona princeps)

Turuchan Pika (Ochotona turuchanensis)

Gansu Pika/Gray Pika (Ochotona cansus)

Plateau Pika/Black-lipped Pika (Ochotona curzoniae)

Daurian Pika (Ochotona dauurica)

Tsing-ling Pika (Ochotona huangensis)

Nubra Pika (Ochotona nubrica)

Steppe Pika (Ochotona pusilla)

Afghan Pika (Ochotona rufescens)

Moupin Pika (Ochotona thibetana)

Thomas's Pika (Ochotona thomasi)

Chinese red Pika (Ochotona erythrotis)

Forrest's Pika (Ochotona forresti)

Gaoligong Pika (Ochotona gaoligongensis)

Glover's Pika (Ochotona gloveri)

Himalayan Pika (Ochotona himalayana)

Ili Pika (Ochotona iliensis)

Kozlov's Pika (Ochotona koslowi)

Ladak Pika (Ochotona ladacensis)

Large-eared Pika (Ochotona macrotis)

Muli Pika (Ochotona muliensis)

Black Pika (Ochotona nigritia)

Royle's Pika (Ochotona roylei)

Turkestan red Pika (Ochotona rutila)