Alpine Pika vs Garden Thyme

Ochotona alpina compared with Thymus vulgaris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Pika	Garden Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Ochotonidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Ochotona	Thymus
Species	Ochotona alpina	Thymus vulgaris

Conservation Status

Alpine Pika

LC — Least Concern

Garden Thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garden Thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (18 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.