Ochotona princeps

(J. Richardson, 1828)

American Pika

Ochotona princeps princeps. Side view. Also as Cony|Rock Rabbit|Whistling Hare.
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Location:USA, WY, Sublette Co., Middle Piney LakeDate taken:Jan 1, 1977

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 063

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Lagomorpha
Family : Ochotonidae
Subfamily : Ochotoninae
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/2339597

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 specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ff795468-f9c0-485f-9166-62250ac3b9d7

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

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001171

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.

Total: 66 names and synonyms.

Lepus (Lagomys) princeps

(J. Richardson, 1828)

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

princeps

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1842.10.7.12

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ff795468-f9c0-485f-9166-62250ac3b9d7

Authority page

520

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2339597

Authority publication

Zoological Journal

Name usages

Richardson (1828:520, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2339597) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/56722)

Lagomys princeps

(W. Ogilby, 1839)

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

princeps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

lxix

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2912382

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Ogilby (1839:lxix, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2912382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67483)
  2. Lesson (1842:101) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. De Kay (1842:98, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2003554) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36849)
  4. Murray (1866:352, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580348) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  5. Fitzinger (1867:160, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476846) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
  6. True (1885:600, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306394) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Lagomys minimus

(J. K. Lord, 1863)

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

minima

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1862.12.30.11

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/73c38747-0274-49fc-a62a-a6e23a443646 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/77193769-6607-41f8-ad91-d6dc91740507

Authority page

98

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30681406

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Sagomys princeps

(Cope, 1873)

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

princeps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37041135

Authority publication

Paleontological Bulletin

Name usages

Cope (1873:1, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37041135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19182)

Lagomys schisticeps

(C. H. Merriam, 1889)

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

schisticeps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:186517

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3617939b2-eafe-4146-af8c-89af7e3d21e8

Authority page

11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799504

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Ochotona schisticeps

Trouessart, 1897

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

schisticeps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

648

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435192

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Trouessart (1897:648, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
  2. Merriam (1899:99, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811782) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14568)
  3. Lyon (1904:337, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
  4. Trouessart (1904:533, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423414) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  5. Howell (1924:36, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25804431) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16600)
  6. Grinnell, Dixon & Linsdale (1930:534) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/71835)
  7. Bailey (1936:112, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806013) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Ochotona princeps

Trouessart, 1897

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

princeps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

648

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435192

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Trouessart (1897:648, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
  2. Lyon (1904:337, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
  3. Trouessart (1904:533, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423414) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  4. Howell (1924:10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25804405) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16600)
  5. Hall (1934:380) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69519)
  6. Bailey (1936:116, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806019) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  7. Hall & Bowlus (1938:335) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69527)
  8. Orr (1949:110) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67164)
  9. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:596, 597) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  10. Heaton (1985:352, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8885270) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5733)
  11. Corbet & Hill (1991:209) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  12. Hoffmann (1993:811) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69029)
  13. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  14. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:345) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  15. Bradley, Ammerman, Baker, Bradley, Cook, Dowler, Jones, Schmidly, Stangl, Van Den Bussche & Würsig (2014:9, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57785989) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19157)
  16. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  17. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41267) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  18. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41267) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  19. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  20. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41267/45184315) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ochotona cuppes

Bangs, 1899

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

cuppes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-7389

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-7389

Authority page

40

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12603372

Authority publication

Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club

Name usages

  1. Lyon (1904:337, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
  2. Trouessart (1904:533, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423414) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  3. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Ochotona saxatilis

Bangs, 1899

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

saxatilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:2703

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:2703

Authority page

41

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12603373

Authority publication

Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club

Name usages

  1. Lyon (1904:337, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
  2. Trouessart (1904:533, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423414) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Ochotona minimus

Trouessart, 1904

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

minima

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

533

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423414

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:533, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423414) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

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