The alpine pika (Ochotona alpina) is a species of small mammal in the pika family, Ochotonidae. The summer pelage of different subspecies varies drastically...
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Subgenus Pika: northern pikas Alpine pika or Altai pika, O. alpina Helan Shan pika or silver pika, O. argentata Collared pika, O. collaris Korean pika, O....
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The northern pika (Ochotona hyperborea) is a species of pika found across mountainous regions of northern Asia, from the Ural Mountains to northern Japan...
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The American pika (Ochotona princeps), a diurnal species of pika, is found in the mountains of western North America, usually in boulder fields at or...
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order Lagomorpha, which comprises rabbits, hares, and pikas. It is a small (about 160 g (5.6 oz)) alpine lagomorph that lives in boulder fields of central...
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The plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae), also known as the black-lipped pika, is a species of mammal in the pika family, Ochotonidae. It is a small diurnal...
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Lagomorpha (section Pikas)
living families: the Leporidae (rabbits and hares) and the Ochotonidae (pikas). There are 110 recent species of lagomorph of which 109 are extant, including...
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The large-eared pika (Ochotona macrotis) is a species of small mammal in the family Ochotonidae. It is found in mountainous regions of Afghanistan, Tibet...
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Mountain hare (redirect from Alpine Hare)
known as blue hare, tundra hare, variable hare, white hare, snow hare, alpine hare, and Irish hare, is a species of Palearctic hare that is largely adapted...
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The Ili pika (Ochotona iliensis) is a species of mammal in the family Ochotonidae, endemic to northwest China. After its discovery in 1983, it was studied...
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Pallas's pika (Ochotona pallasi), also known as the Mongolian pika, is a species of small mammals in the pika family, Ochotonidae. It is found mainly in...
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29 species of pika are alpine pika (Ochotona alpina), silver pika (Ochotona argentata), collared pika (Ochotona collaris), Hoffmann's pika (Ochotona hoffmanni)...
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therefore not eaten by observant Jews. Muslims deem coney meat (rabbit, pika, hyrax) to be halal, and in Egypt, hare and rabbit are popular meats for...
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Koslov's pika or Kozlov's pika (Ochotona koslowi) is a species of mammal in the family Ochotonidae. It is endemic to China. Its natural habitat is tundra...
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Lagomorpha is an order of placental mammals, comprising the rabbits, hares, and pikas. Members of this order are called lagomorphs. It currently comprises 93...
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such as caves. They are also noted for having a call similar to that of a pika. Before 1921, hunting and trapping were another cause of decline in population...
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includes the hares), which is in the order Lagomorpha (which also includes pikas). They are familiar throughout the world as a wild prey animal, a domesticated...
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lepus" (hare). Together with the pikas, the Leporidae constitute the mammalian order Lagomorpha. Leporidae differ from pikas in that they have short, furry...
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than females. Hoffmann's pikas are similar in feeding behavior to other Asian pikas, especially the Alpine pikas. Hoffmann's pikas collect vegetation by...
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Royle's pika (Ochotona roylei), also called the Himalayan hare or hui shutu, is a species of pika. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan...
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The Kazakh pika (Ochotona opaca) is a species of pika endemic to Kazakhstan. It is found at the elevation of 400–1,000 m (1,300–3,300 ft) in semi-desert...
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The Moupin pika (Ochotona thibetana), also known as Moupin-pika, and Manipuri pika, is a species of mammal in the pika family, Ochotonidae. It has many...
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The Daurian pika (Ochotona dauurica) is a small relative of rabbits and hares in the order Lagomorpha. It is well known for its “barking” alarm call, and...
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p. 40. ISBN 978-0691140926. Chapman, Joseph (1990). Rabbits, hares, and pikas : status survey and conservation action plan. International Union for Conservation...
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Subgenus Pika: Alpine pika (O. alpina) Helan Shan pika (O. argentata) Collared pika (O. collaris) Korean pika (O. coreana) Hoffmann's pika (O. hoffmanni)...
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Canada The mountain was named in 1928 after the pika, the small "rock rabbit" that inhabits alpine regions. The Lake Louise Mountain Resort is developed...
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Subgenus Pika: Alpine pika (O. alpina) Helan Shan pika (O. argentata) Collared pika (O. collaris) Korean pika (O. coreana) Hoffmann's pika (O. hoffmanni)...
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The Chinese red pika (Ochotona erythrotis) is a species of mammal in the family Ochotonidae. Typical of a pika it has short limbs, a small tail and round...
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Subgenus Pika: Alpine pika (O. alpina) Helan Shan pika (O. argentata) Collared pika (O. collaris) Korean pika (O. coreana) Hoffmann's pika (O. hoffmanni)...
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The Gansu pika (Ochotona cansus) or gray pika is a species of mammal in the pika family, Ochotonidae. It is endemic to China. Smith, A.T.; Liu, S. (2016)...
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