Alpine Pika vs Fivefingers

Ochotona alpina compared with Syngonium angustatum

Key Differences

• Alpine Pika is Least Concern while Fivefingers is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Pika	Fivefingers
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Ochotonidae	Araceae
Genus	Ochotona	Syngonium
Species	Ochotona alpina	Syngonium angustatum

Conservation Status

Alpine Pika

LC — Least Concern

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Pika	Fivefingers
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fivefingers

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.