Ochotona pallasii

(J. E. Gray, 1867)

Pallas's 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

Gray, J.E. 1867-09-01. Notes on the skulls of hares (Leporidæ) and picas (Lagomyidæ) in the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (3)20(117):219-225.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15624177

Original name as described

Ogotoma pallasii

Other common names

Mongolian Pika

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1845.4.21.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5bbbf63a-0f1b-41b4-bebe-d4bf6a01dfe1

Type locality

type locality not given. Identified by O. Thomas in 1908 as "Asiatic Russia—Kirgisen." Incorrectly restricted by V. G. Heptner in 1941 to "southern parts … Karkaralinsk Mountains … north of Lake Balkhash," Kazakhstan.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Russia · China · Mongolia

Taxonomy notes

previously included O. opaca

Taxonomy notes citation

Lissovsky, A. A., Yatsentyuk, S. P., & Ge, D. (2016). Phylogeny and taxonomic reassessment of pikas Ochotona pallasii and O. argentata (Mammalia, Lagomorpha). Zoologica Scripta, 45(6), 583-594.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001170

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 ogotona

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1848)

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

ogotona

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

17

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Ogotoma pallasii

(J. E. Gray, 1867)

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

pallasii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1845.4.21.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5bbbf63a-0f1b-41b4-bebe-d4bf6a01dfe1

Authority page

220

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15624177

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Ochotona ogotona

Bonhote, 1905

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

ogotona

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

210

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31207045

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Ochotona (Ogotoma) pricei

O. Thomas, 1911

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

pricei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1912.4.1.159

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/85a72764-120d-4eed-b1f5-c77887d28583

Authority page

760

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15617573

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Argiropulo (1948:128) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68847)
  2. Gureyev (1964:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60088)

Ochotona (Ogotoma) hamica

O. Thomas, 1912

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

hamica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1912.4.1.162

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ea90645c-c6ab-40d4-b553-e59004b2fd90

Authority page

407

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18639164

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Ochotona pallasii

Kuznetsov, 1932

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

pallasii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

116

Authority publication

Бюллетень Московского общества испытателей природы

Name usages

  1. Kuznetsov (1932:116) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68874)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:209) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:35) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/99890206/45184094) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ochotona pallasi

Bibikov & Stogov, 1963

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

pallasi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

16

Authority publication

Бюллетень Московского общества испытателей природы

Name usages

  1. Bibikov & Stogov (1963:16) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68884)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:596) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Hoffmann (1993:811) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69029)
  5. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  6. Smith & Xie (2008:285) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Ochotona pricei pricei

Gureev, 1964

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

pricei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

256

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Gureyev (1964:256) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60088)

Ochotona pallasi sunidica

Ma Yong, Lin Yonglie, & Li Sihua, 1980

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

sunidica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BIZ 24805

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

212

Authority publication

Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica

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)

Ochotona pallasi hamica

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

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

hamica

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)

Ochotona pallasi pallasi

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

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

pallasi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

191

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Ochotona pallasi pricei

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

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

pricei

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)

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