Alpine Pika vs Soapberry

Ochotona alpina compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

• Alpine Pika is Least Concern while Soapberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Pika	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Ochotonidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Ochotona	Sapindus
Species	Ochotona alpina	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Alpine Pika

LC — Least Concern

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Pika	Soapberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

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.