Ochotona erythrotis

(Büchner, 1890)

Chinese Red Pika

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Büchner, E. 1890-09-25. Wissenschaftliche Resultate der von N. M. Przewalski nach Central-Asien unternommenen Reisen. Zoologischer Theil. Band I. Säugethiere. Lieferung 4. Pp. 137–184 in Büchner, E. 1894. Wissenschaftliche Resultate der von N. M. Przewalski nach Central-Asien unternommenen Reisen. Zoologischer Theil. Band I. Säugethiere. Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften, Saint Petersburg, 232 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56758287

Original name as described

Lagomys erythrotis

Other common names

Red-eared Pika · Glover's Pika · Muli Pika

Type material

ZIN S. 1554

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

"Burchan-Budda; Ganssu; fl. Dy-Tschju; Chuan-che sup., pr. Gui-dui." Restricted by G. M. Allen in 1938 to "Burchan-Budda," part of Kunlun Mountain chain in Northern Tibet, China.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China

Taxonomy notes

includes gloveri and muliensis

Taxonomy notes citation

Lissovsky, A. A. (2014). Taxonomic revision of pikas Ochotona (Lagomorpha, Mammalia) at the species level. Mammalia, 78(2), 199-216. · Lissovsky, A. A., Yatsentyuk, S. P., Obolenskaya, E. V., Koju, N. P., & Ge, D. (2022). Diversification in highlands: phylogeny and taxonomy of pikas of the subgenus Conothoa (Lagomorpha, Ochotonidae). Zoologica Scripta, 51(3), 267-287.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001156

Country distribution map

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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.

Lagomys erythrotis

(Büchner, 1890)

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

erythrotis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 1554

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

165

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56758287

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Ochotona (Conothoa) erythrotis

Lyon, 1904

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

erythrotis

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. Argiropulo (1948:126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68847)
  3. Gureyev (1964:236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60088)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:596) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1991:208) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  7. Hoffmann (1993:808) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69029)
  8. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  9. Smith & Xie (2008:279) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  10. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:42) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001156) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  14. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41260/45183115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ochotona gloveri

O. Thomas, 1922

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

gloveri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.9.13.17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/066e18eb-e31a-4c45-8847-f597b635bb8f

Authority page

190

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15689929

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Argiropulo (1948:126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68847)
  2. Hoffmann (1993:809) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69029)
  3. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:280) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:43) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41261/45183256) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ochotona (Ochotona) erythrotis vulpina

A. B. Howell, 1928

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

vulpina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:240723

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31e9db646-e005-4f77-bd05-312b35e425bb

Authority page

117

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34645552

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Ochotona erythrotis brookei

G. M. Allen, 1937

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

brookei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 17606

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

341

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Ochotona kamensis

Argyropulo, 1948

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

kamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 45486

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

126

Authority publication

Труды Зоологического института

Name usages

  1. Argiropulo (1948:126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68847)
  2. Gureyev (1964:237) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60088)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:596) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:209) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Ochotona brookei calloceps

Pen Hungshou & Feng Tsochien in Pen Hungshou, Kao Yüehting, Lu Changkwun, Feng Tsochien, & Chen Chinghsiung, 1962

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

calloceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BIZ 17727

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

119, 131

Authority publication

Acta Zoologica Sinica

Ochotona gloveri muliensis

Pen Hungshou & Feng Tsochien in Pen Hungshou, Kao Yüehting, Lu Changkwun, Feng Tsochien, & Chen Chinghsiung, 1962

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

muliensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BIZ 17724

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

120, 132

Authority publication

Acta Zoologica Sinica

Ochotona muliensis

R. S. Hoffmann, 1993

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

muliensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

810

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann (1993:810) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69029)
  2. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  3. Smith & Xie (2008:284) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Ochotona gloveri brookei

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

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

brookei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:281) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Ochotona gloveri calloceps

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

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

calloceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Ochotona gloveri gloveri

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

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

gloveri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:281) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

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