Ili pika

Ili pika
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Ochotonidae
Genus: Ochotona
Species:
O. iliensis
Binomial name
Ochotona iliensis
Li & Ma, 1986
Ili pika range

The Ili pika (Ochotona iliensis) is a species of mammal in the family Ochotonidae, endemic to northwest China. After its discovery in 1983, it was studied for a decade.[2][citation needed] Increased temperatures, likely from global warming, and increased grazing pressure may have caused the rapid decline in population. According to IUCN last assessed in 2018, the Ili pika is now considered an endangered species,[3] with approximately fewer than 1,000 left.[4]

  1. ^ Li, W.; Smith, A.T. (2019). "Ochotona iliensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T15050A45179204. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T15050A45179204.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Li&Smith2005 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Li, W. & Smith, A.T. 2019. Ochotona iliensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T15050A45179204. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T15050A45179204.en Archived 2023-04-14 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed on 18 March 2023.
  4. ^ "12 rare animals that are teetering on the brink of extinction". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2018-03-15.