arctic buttercup vs Plateau Pika

Ranunculus hyperboreus compared with Ochotona curzoniae

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

arctic buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Plateau Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic buttercup	Plateau Pika
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Plateau Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arctic buttercup

The Arctic buttercup (Ranunculus hyperboreus) is a species in the genus Ranunculus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.