Alpine Pika vs pink root mealybug

Ochotona alpina compared with Heliococcus radicicola

Key Differences

• Alpine Pika is Least Concern while pink root mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Pika	pink root mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Ochotonidae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Ochotona	Heliococcus
Species	Ochotona alpina	Heliococcus radicicola

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Pika and pink root mealybug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alpine Pika

LC — Least Concern

pink root mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Pika	pink root mealybug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pink root mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.