Ochotona princeps

(J. Richardson, 1828)

American 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

Richardson, J. 1828-04. Short characters of a few quadrupeds procured on Capt. Franklin's late expedition. Zoological Journal 3(12):516-520.

Original name as described

Lepus (Lagomys) princeps

Other common names

Cony · Rock Rabbit · Whistling Hare

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1842.10.7.12

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Rocky Mountains." Restricted by E. A. Preble in 1908 to "near the sources of Elk (Athabasca) River."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(NV,OR,NM,CA,MT,CO,ID,WY,UT,WA)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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