Ochotona macrotis

(A. Günther, 1875)

Large-eared 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

Günther, A. 1875-09-01. Descriptions of some leporine mammals from Central Asia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4)16(93):228-231.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25128113

Original name as described

Lagomys macrotis

Other common names

Big-eared Pika

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1875.3.30.3

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/85ca8a7a-8821-46df-b85c-7c95d291f238

Type locality

"Doba," Hotan County, Hotan, Xinjiang, China.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China · Kazakhstan · Kyrgyzstan · Tajikistan · Afghanistan · Pakistan · India · Nepal · Bhutan

Taxonomy notes

chinensis may represent a distinct species

Taxonomy notes citation

Wang, X., Liang, D., Jin, W., Tang, M., Liu, S., & Zhang, P. (2020). Out of Tibet: Genomic Perspectives on the Evolutionary History of Extant Pikas. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 37(6), 1577-1592.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001166

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 macrotis

(A. Günther, 1875)

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

macrotis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1875.3.30.3

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/85ca8a7a-8821-46df-b85c-7c95d291f238

Authority page

231

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25128113

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Ochotona roylei chinensis

O. Thomas, 1911

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

chinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.10.3.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cf264c47-f355-40f7-be41-7c86aac5d07d

Authority page

728

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15617541

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Ochotona sacana

O. Thomas, 1914

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

sacana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.5.10.219

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e5847448-1095-44b5-91d6-fc950708c76c

Authority page

572

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18641331

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Ochotona wollastoni

O. Thomas & Hinton, 1922

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

wollastoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1922.3.2.33

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0dd85b5e-0f8a-4aff-b55a-4a51e7491c3c

Authority page

184

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15689923

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Ochotona macrotis gomchee

Lissovsky in Lissovsky, M. M. McDonough, Dahal, Jin Wei, Liu Shaoying, & Ruedas, 2017

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

gomchee

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:397219

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34a1b074b-f2b1-4ab7-b9ae-1a7a99957e30

Authority page

38

Authority publication

Russian Journal of Theriology

Ochotona angdawai

Biswas & Khajuria, 1955

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

angdawai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 12391

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

26

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of Bengal

Name usages

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

Lagomys griseus

(Blanford, 1875)

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

grisea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 15694, ZSI 15695

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

111

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

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

Lagomys auritus

(Blanford, 1875)

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

aurita

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 15696

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

111

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Ochotona mitchelli

V. C. Agrawal & Chakraborty, 1971

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

mitchelli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 18492

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

43

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society, Calcutta

Name usages

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

Ochotona macrotis

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

macrotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

596

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:596) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  3. Smith & Xie (2008:283) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:40) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41265/45183918) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ochotona macrotis auritus

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

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

auritus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Ochotona macrotis chinensis

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

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

chinensis

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 (2008:283) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:40) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Ochotona macrotis macrotis

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

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

macrotis

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 (2008:283) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:40) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Ochotona macrotis sacana

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

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

sacana

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 (2016:40) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Ochotona macrotis wollastoni

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

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

wollastoni

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 (2008:283) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:40) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Ochotona roylei sinensis

Lydekker, 1912

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

sinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority publication

Zoological Record

Name usages

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

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