Alpine Pika vs Elephant Apple

Ochotona alpina compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Pika	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Ochotonidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Ochotona	Dillenia
Species	Ochotona alpina	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Alpine Pika

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Pika	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

Alpine Pika

The Alpine Pika (Ochotona alpina) is a species in the genus Ochotona. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.