Glover's pika

Glover's pika
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Ochotonidae
Genus: Ochotona
Species:
O. gloveri
Binomial name
Ochotona gloveri
Thomas, 1922
Subspecies[1]
  • O. g. brookei Allen, 1937
  • O. g. calloceps Pen et al., 1962
  • O. g. gloveri Thomas, 1922
  • O. g. muliensis Pen and Feng, 1962
Glover's pika range
Synonyms[2]
  • O. g. kamensis Argyropulo, 1948

Glover's pika (Ochotona gloveri) is a species of mammal in the family Ochotonidae.[3] It was first described in 1922, by Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas. The summer dorsal pelage is grayish rufous, grayish brown, or tea brown in colour. The winter pelage is similar to the summer pelage, but is lighter in tone. Endemic to China, it is found in high altitudes of northeastern Tibet, southwestern Qinghai, western Sichuan, and northwestern Yunnan. It is a generalist herbivore, and is known to construct haypiles. It is rated as a species of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. It is also regionally red listed as least concern in China.

  1. ^ a b Smith, A.T.; Liu, S. (2016). "Ochotona gloveri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41261A45183256. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T41261A45183256.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference MSW3gloveri was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Wrobel, Murray, ed. (2007). Elsevier's Dictionary of Mammals: in Latin, English, German, French and Italian. Amsterdam Boston, MA: Elsevier. p. 353. ISBN 9780080488820.