Ochotona alpina

(Pallas, 1773)

Alpine Pika

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Lagomorpha
Family : Ochotonidae
Genus : Ochotona
Subgenus : Pika

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Pallas, P.S. 1773. Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs. Volume 2. Kayserlichen Academie der Wissenschaften, Saint Petersburg, 504 pp.

Authority publication link

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k97334n/f706.item.r=Reise%20durch%20verschiedene%20Provinzen%20des%20Russischen%20Reichs

Original name as described

Lepus alpinus

Other common names

Altai Pika · Eastern Sayan Pika · Eversmann's Altai Pika · Middle-Altai Pika · Tuva Pika

Type locality

"längst dem Tigerak bis fast auf das höchste Gebürge… von der unten zu erwähnenden Sinaja Sopka" (= along Tigerek nearly to the highest Mountains… from the mentioned Sinyaya Sopka), Altai Territory, Russia. Restricted by A. A. Lissovsky in 2003 to "upper Inya River, Tigeretskii Range, Charych District, Altai Territory, Russia."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Russia · Mongolia · Kazakhstan · China

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001149

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Ochotona (Ogotoma) sushkini

O. Thomas, 1924

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

sushkini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1923.12.1.80

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b4fab8ec-4d6b-42b0-a21c-14765193b60a

Authority page

163

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Ochotona nitida

Hollister, 1912

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

nitida

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:175390

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d6e5e9a9-bfea-4861-83a4-88a3f6ae430f

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8910586

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Ochotona (Pika) alpina changaica

Ognev, 1940

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

changaica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 49777

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

33

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:32) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Ochotona alpina nanula

Yakhontov & Formozov, 1992

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

nanula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-148005

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-148005

Authority page

30

Authority publication

Вестник Московского Университета

Ochotona alpina sayanica

Yakhontov & Formozov, 1992

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

sayanica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-44484

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-44484

Authority page

30

Authority publication

Вестник Московского Университета

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:32) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lagomys alpinus

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

alpinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

viii

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130069

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:viii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130069) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Illiger (1815:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080919) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  3. Lesson (1827:292, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Lagomys pika

(C. H. Smith, 1842)

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

pika

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

310

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Smith (1842:310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)

Ochotona (Pika) alpina

Lyon, 1904

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

alpina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

337

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810389

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Lyon (1904:337, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:595) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  5. Smith & Xie (2008:275) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  6. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:32) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41255) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41255) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41255/45182115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ochotona alpina alpina

R. S. Hoffmann & A. T. Smith, 2005

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

alpina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:32) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Ochotona alpina sushkini

R. S. Hoffmann & A. T. Smith, 2005

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

sushkini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Ochotona alpina nitida

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

nitida

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

277

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:277) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Lepus alpinus

(Pallas, 1773)

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

alpina

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

701

Authority page URI

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k97334n/f706.item.r=Reise%20durch%20verschiedene%20Provinzen%20des%20Russischen%20Reichs

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:337, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Cuvier (1797:132, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637214) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  3. Lesson (1842:101) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Lagomys ater

(Eversmann, 1842)

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

atra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

3

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

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