Arctic Mouse-Ear vs Daurian Pika

Cerastium arcticum compared with Ochotona dauurica

Key Differences

• Arctic Mouse-Ear is Not Evaluated while Daurian Pika is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Mouse-Ear	Daurian Pika
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Cerastium	Ochotona
Species	Cerastium arcticum	Ochotona dauurica

Conservation Status

Arctic Mouse-Ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Daurian Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Mouse-Ear	Daurian Pika
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Mouse-Ear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

Daurian Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arctic Mouse-Ear

The Arctic Mouse-Ear (Cerastium arcticum) is a species in the genus Cerastium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.