Ochotona pusilla

(Pallas, 1769)

Steppe Pika

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Pallas, P.S. 1769. Descriptio Leporis Pusilli. Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae 13:531-538.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36913770

Original name as described

Lepus pusillus

Other common names

Little Pika

Type locality

"in campis circa Volgam" (= in plains along Volga). Restricted by Chaworth-Musters in 1933 to "neighbourhood of Samara."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Russia · Kazakhstan

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001172

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 pusilla occidentalis

Yerbayeva, Montuire, & Chaline, 2001

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

occidentalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CSTUB F-3414

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

401

Authority publication

Geodiversitas

Ochotona horaceki

Čermák, 2004

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

horaceki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

DZCUP HN4

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

666

Authority publication

Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie. Monatshefte

Lagotona Lázári

(M. Kretzoi, 1941)

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

lazari

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

HNHM V.59.1063

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

111

Authority publication

Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici

Ochotona pusilla angustifrons

Argyropulo, 1932

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

angustifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 17421

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

55

Authority publication

Trav. Inst. Zool. Acad. Sci. Leningrad

Name usages

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

Ochotona (Pika) pusilla

Lyon, 1904

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

pusilla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

337

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810389

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Lyon (1904:337, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:597) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:39) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15052) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15052) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15052/45179445) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ochotona pusilla pusilla

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

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

pusilla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Lepus pusillus

(Pallas, 1769)

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

pusilla

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

531

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36913770

Authority publication

Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae

Name usages

Erxleben (1777:338, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)

Lepus minutus

(Pallas, 1771)

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

minutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

155 (footnote)

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Name usages

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

Lagomys pusillus

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

pusillus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

viii

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130069

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:viii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130069) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Illiger (1815:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080919) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  3. Lesson (1827:293, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  4. Lesson (1842:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Lagomys spelaeus

(zu Münster, 1833)

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

spelaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

8

Authority publication

Bayreuth

Lagomys spelæus

(R. Owen, 1846)

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

spelaea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

213

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56885215

Authority publication

London

Ochotona pusilla veterior

M. Kretzoi, 1969

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

veterior

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

573-643

Authority publication

Berichte der deutschen Gesellschaft für geologische Wissenschaften

Ochotona pusilla aktogaiensis

Savinov, 1981

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

aktogaiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

Almaty

Ochotona pusilla veterior

M. Kretzoi in Jánossy, 1986

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

veterior

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

112

Authority publication

Budapest

Ochotona (Lagotona) pusilla tanaitica

Yerbayeva, 1988

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

tanaitica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

110

Authority publication

Moscow

Ochotona (Lagotona) pusilla liubini

Yerbayeva & Baryshnikov, 1988

Family

Ochotonidae

Root name

liubini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

112

Authority publication

Moscow

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