Alpine Pika vs Gunpowder tree

Ochotona alpina compared with Melochia umbellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Pika	Gunpowder tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Ochotonidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Ochotona	Melochia
Species	Ochotona alpina	Melochia umbellata

Conservation Status

Alpine Pika

LC — Least Concern

Gunpowder tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Pika	Gunpowder tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gunpowder tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and United States.

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.