Alpine Pika vs Regel's chickweed

Ochotona alpina compared with Cerastium regelii

Key Differences

• Alpine Pika is Least Concern while Regel's chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Pika	Regel's chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Ochotonidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Ochotona	Cerastium
Species	Ochotona alpina	Cerastium regelii

Conservation Status

Alpine Pika

LC — Least Concern

Regel's chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Pika	Regel's chickweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Regel's chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, 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.