Alpine Pika vs Floating Fern

Ochotona alpina compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Alpine Pika is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Pika	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Ochotonidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Ochotona	Salvinia
Species	Ochotona alpina	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Alpine Pika

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Pika	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.