Muli pika
| Muli Pika | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Lagomorpha |
| Family: | Ochotonidae |
| Genus: | Ochotona |
| Species: | O. muliensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ochotona muliensis Pen & Feng, 1962 | |
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| Muli Pika range | |
The Muli pika (Ochotona muliensis) is a species of mammal in the family Ochotonidae. It is endemic to China. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
It is a rarely found, one of the six pika species endemic to central China, with no true population studies.[2][lower-alpha 1]
References
Notes
- ↑ The other five species are the Forrest's pika Thomas's pika (Ochotona thomasi),Forrest's pika (Ochotona forresti), the Gaoligong pika (Ochotona gaoligongensis), the Tsing-ling pika (Ochotona huangensis), and the Black pika (Ochotona nigritia).[2]
- ↑ Smith, A.T. & Johnston, C.H. (2008). "Ochotona muliensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 10 April 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of data deficient.
- 1 2 Alves, Ferrand & Hacklände 2008, p. 308.
Bibliography
- Alves, Paulo C.; Ferrand, Nuno; Hacklände, Klaus, eds. (2008). Lagomorph Biology: Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation. Springer. p. 308. ISBN 978-3-540-72446-9.
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