Alpine Pika vs Murray Plum

Ochotona alpina compared with Prunus murrayana

Key Differences

• Alpine Pika is Least Concern while Murray Plum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Pika	Murray Plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Ochotonidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Ochotona	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Ochotona alpina	Prunus murrayana

Conservation Status

Alpine Pika

LC — Least Concern

Murray Plum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Pika	Murray Plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Murray Plum

Habitat

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

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.