Moupin pika

Moupin pika
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Ochotonidae
Genus: Ochotona
Species:
O. thibetana
Binomial name
Ochotona thibetana
Subspecies[3]
  • O. t. nangquenica Zheng et al., 1980
  • O. t. osgoodi Anthony, 1922
  • O. t. sacraria Thomas, 1923
  • O. t. sikimaria Thomas, 1922
  • O. t. thibetana Milne-Edwards, 1871
Moupin pika range
Synonyms[3]
  • O. hodgsoni Bonhote, 1905
  • O. nangquenica Zheng et al., 1980
  • O. osgoodi Anthony, 1922
  • O. sacraria Thomas, 1923
  • O. sikimaria Thomas, 1922
  • O. zappeyi Thomas, 1922

The Moupin pika (Ochotona thibetana), also known as Moupin-pika, [4] and Manipuri pika,[5] is a species of mammal in the pika family, Ochotonidae. It has many subspecies, some of which may be distinct species. Its summer pelage is dark russet-brown with some light spots on the dorsal side, and ochraceous buff tinged on the belly. In winter it is lighter, with buff to dull brown dorsal pelage. A generalist herbivore, it is found in the mountains of the eastern Tibetan Plateau in China (Gansu, southern Qinghai, Yunnan, and Sichuan), Bhutan, India (Sikkim), and northern Myanmar. Both the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Endangered Species and the Red List of China's Vertebrates classify it as a species of least concern; although one subspecies may be endangered.

  1. ^ Smith, A.T.; Liu, S. (2016). "Ochotona thibetana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41271A45185018. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T41271A45185018.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ David, A. (1871). Rapport adressé a mm. les professeurs-administrateurs du Muséum d'histoire naturelle. Nouvelles archives du Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Paris (Bulletin) 7: 93. The full text
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference msw3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Wrobel 2007, p. 355.
  5. ^ Molur, S., Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, B., Walker, S., Nameer, P. O., & Ravikumar, L. (2005). Status of south Asian non-volant small mammals: conservation assessment and management plan (CAMP) workshop report (PDF). Zoo Outreach Organisation/CBSG-South Asia, Coimbatore, India. pp. 170