Alpine Pika vs Trailing crabgrass

Ochotona alpina compared with Digitaria radicosa

Key Differences

• Alpine Pika is Least Concern while Trailing crabgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Pika	Trailing crabgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Ochotonidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Ochotona	Digitaria
Species	Ochotona alpina	Digitaria radicosa

Conservation Status

Alpine Pika

LC — Least Concern

Trailing crabgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Pika	Trailing crabgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Trailing crabgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Comoros, Madagascar, Singapore, Tonga, and United States.

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.