Alpine Pika vs Prickly Heath

Ochotona alpina compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Alpine Pika is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Pika	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Ochotonidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Ochotona	Gaultheria
Species	Ochotona alpina	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Alpine Pika

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Pika	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.