Ochotona forresti

O. Thomas, 1923

Forrest's 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

Thomas, O. 1923-06-01. On mammals from the Li-kiang Range, Yunnan, being a further collection obtained by Mr. George Forrest. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)11(66):655-663.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34355924

Original name as described

Ochotona forresti

Other common names

Gaoligong Pika · Black Pika

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1923.4.1.91

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7380854b-ed99-49e7-80e5-bd5cc195e5dc

Type locality

"N.W. Flank. Li-kiang Range [27°N, 100°30'E], 13000'," Lijiang, Yunnan, China.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China · Myanmar

Taxonomy notes

includes gaoligongensis and nigritia

Taxonomy notes citation

Ge, D., Lissovsky, A. A., Xia, L., Cheng, C., Smith, A. T., & Yang, Q. (2012). Reevaluation of several taxa of Chinese lagomorphs (Mammalia: Lagomorpha) described on the basis of pelage phenotype variation. Mammalian Biology, 77(2), 113-123.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001158

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.

Ochotona osgoodi

H. E. Anthony, 1941

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

osgoodi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-115464

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-115464

Authority page

113

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771966

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Ochotona forresti

O. Thomas, 1923

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

forresti

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1923.4.1.91

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7380854b-ed99-49e7-80e5-bd5cc195e5dc

Authority page

662

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34355924

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:280) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:41) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15048) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15048) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15048/45178927) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ochotona gaoligongensis

Wang Yingxiang & Gong Zhengda in Wang Yingxiang, Gong Zhengda, & Duan Xingde, 1988

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

gaoligongensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

EPIY 107

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

201, 206

Authority publication

Zoological Research

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:280) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Ochotona nigritia

Gong Zhengda & Wang Yingxiang in Gong Zhengda, Wang Yingxiang, Li Zhanghong, & Li Siquan, 2000

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

nigritia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KIZ 013316

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

204

Authority publication

Zoological Research

Name usages

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

Ochotona thibetana osgoodi

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

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

osgoodi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

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