Alpine Pika vs snow buttercup

Ochotona alpina compared with Ranunculus nivalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Pika	snow buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Ochotonidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Ochotona	Ranunculus
Species	Ochotona alpina	Ranunculus nivalis

Conservation Status

Alpine Pika

LC — Least Concern

snow buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Pika	snow buttercup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

snow buttercup

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.