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Ochotona

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Ochotona

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Also known as pika

A pika ( , ) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears. The large-eared pika of the Himalayas and nearby mountains lives at elevations of more than .

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Ochotona is a genus within the family Ochotonidae, classified under the order Lagomorpha, class Mammalia, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The scientific name for this taxon is Ochotona Link, 1795. This group of organisms has existed since about 16 million years ago.

Records associated with the genus include 27,547 occurrences and 512 records, with 25 media items available. Institutional holdings are noted for CM, and records are present in the United States. The American Pika is a common name associated with a species in this group, which has 11,688 observations. The genus is referenced by 487 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 25 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, Gbif Occ, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

American Pika

Ochotona

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassMammalia
  4. OrderLagomorpha
  5. FamilyOchotonidae
Observations11,688
Observations recorded27,547

鼠兔科（学名 Ochotonidae）是兔形目下的一个科，有两个属，分别是意大利鼠兔属（Prolagus）和鼠兔属（Ochotona），然而也有部分书籍将意大利鼠兔属列为兔形目下的一个科。意大利鼠兔属下仅有意大利鼠兔一种，而意大利鼠兔已灭绝1。鼠兔属下则有多达30种，统称为鼠兔，又名鸣声鼠或石兔。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
512
With media
25
Family
Ochotonidae
Collections
CM
Recorded in
United States
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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • Habitat
  • Characteristics
  • Activity
  • Vocalization
  • Lifespan
  • Taxonomy
  • Extinct species
  • Notes
  • References
  • Additional references of the Paleobiology Database
  • Further reading
  • External links

A pika ( , ) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears. The large-eared pika of the Himalayas and nearby mountains lives at elevations of more than .

The name pika appears to be derived from the Tungusic piika, and the scientific name Ochotona is derived from the Mongolian word ogotno (), which means 'pika'. It is used for any member of the Ochotonidae (), a family within the order of lagomorphs, the order which also includes the Leporidae (rabbits and hares). They are the smallest animal in the lagomorph group. Only one genus, Ochotona ( ), is extant within the family, covering 37 species, though many fossil genera are known. Another species, the Sardinian pika, belonging to the separate genus Prolagus, has become extinct within the last 2,000 years owing to human activity.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ochotona” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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