Alpine Pika vs Monkey Apple

Ochotona alpina compared with Annona glabra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alpine Pika Monkey Apple
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares) Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family Ochotonidae Annonaceae
Genus Ochotona Annona
Species Ochotona alpina Annona glabra

Conservation Status

Alpine Pika

LC — Least Concern

Monkey Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alpine Pika Monkey Apple
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Monkey Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (6 countries), North America (Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (6 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.

Monkey Apple

No description available.

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