Alpine Pika vs sheathed cholla

Ochotona alpina compared with Cylindropuntia tunicata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Pika	sheathed cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Ochotonidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Ochotona	Cylindropuntia
Species	Ochotona alpina	Cylindropuntia tunicata

Conservation Status

Alpine Pika

LC — Least Concern

sheathed cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Pika	sheathed cholla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sheathed cholla

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Chile, Colombia, Italy, and South Africa.

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.