Ochotona nubrica

O. Thomas, 1922

Nubra Pika

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1922-02-01. On some new forms of Ochotona. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)9(50):187-193.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15689926

Original name as described

Ochotona nubrica

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1907.9.6.17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/204f17c5-e3a9-442e-93ca-388c3fd6cebe

Type locality

"Tuggur, Nubra Valley, alt. 10000 ft," Leh District, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China · India · Nepal

Taxonomy notes

includes the recently described yarlungensis; the placement of the name hodgsoni Blyth, 1841 is uncertain, but if included under this species, it is the oldest name for the species

Taxonomy notes citation

Liu, S. Y., Jin, W., Liao, R., Sun, Z. Y., Zeng, T., Fu, J. R., ... & Chen, L. M. (2017). Phylogenetic study of Ochotona based on mitochondrial Cyt b and morphology with a description of one new subgenus and five new species. Acta Theriologica Sinica, 37(1), 1-43. · Lissovsky, A. A., Yatsentyuk, S. P., & Koju, N. P. (2019). Multilocus phylogeny and taxonomy of pikas of the subgenus Ochotona (Lagomorpha, Ochotonidae). Zoologica Scripta, 48(1), 1-16. · 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/1001168

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 thibetana lhasaensis

Feng Tsochien & Kao Yüehting, 1974

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

lhasaensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BIZ 22696

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

82

Authority publication

Acta Zoologica Sinica

Ochotona nubrica

O. Thomas, 1922

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

nubrica

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.9.6.17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/204f17c5-e3a9-442e-93ca-388c3fd6cebe

Authority page

187

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15689926

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:284) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15051) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15051) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15051/45179343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ochotona thibetana aliensis

Zheng Changlin, 1979

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

aliensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NPIB 0004604 74157

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

209

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

Ochotona lama

R. M. Mitchell & Punzo, 1976

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

lama

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ROM:MAM:74738

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/rom/mammals?id=uri-catalog-rom-mammals-74738

Authority page

420

Authority publication

Mammalia

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)

Ochotona yarlungensis

Liu Shaoying, Jin Wei, Liao Rui, & Sun Zhiyu in Liu Shaoying, Jin Wei, Liao Rui, Sun Zhiyu, Zeng Tao, Fu Jianrong, Liu Yang, Wang Xin, Li Panfeng, Tang Mingkun, Chen Limin, Dong Li, Han Mingde, & Gou Dan, 2017

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

yarlungensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SAF 08-28-006

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

20

Authority publication

Acta Theriologica Sinica

Ochotona nubrica lhasaensis

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

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

lhasaensis

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 (2008:285) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Ochotona nubrica nubrica

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

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

nubrica

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 (2008:285) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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