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.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2339597Original 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 specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ff795468-f9c0-485f-9166-62250ac3b9d7Type 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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