Alpine Pika vs Vegetable fern

Ochotona alpina compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Pika	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Ochotonidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Ochotona	Diplazium
Species	Ochotona alpina	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Alpine Pika

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Pika	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, 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.