Alpine Pika vs Water spangles

Ochotona alpina compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Alpine Pika is Least Concern while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Pika	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Ochotonidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Ochotona	Salvinia
Species	Ochotona alpina	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Alpine Pika

LC — Least Concern

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Pika	Water spangles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, 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.