Alpine Pika vs Garden Patience

Ochotona alpina compared with Rumex patientia

Key Differences

• Alpine Pika is Least Concern while Garden Patience is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Pika	Garden Patience
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Ochotonidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Ochotona	Rumex
Species	Ochotona alpina	Rumex patientia

Conservation Status

Alpine Pika

LC — Least Concern

Garden Patience

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Pika	Garden Patience
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garden Patience

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Malaysia), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (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.