arctic groundsel vs Northern Pika

Tephroseris frigida compared with Ochotona hyperborea

Key Differences

• arctic groundsel is Not Evaluated while Northern Pika is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic groundsel	Northern Pika
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Ochotonidae
Genus	Tephroseris	Ochotona
Species	Tephroseris frigida	Ochotona hyperborea

Conservation Status

arctic groundsel

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic groundsel	Northern Pika
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic groundsel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Northern Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arctic groundsel

The Arctic groundsel (Tephroseris frigida) is a species in the genus Tephroseris. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.