Barbed goatgrass vs Northern Pika

Aegilops triuncialis compared with Ochotona hyperborea

Key Differences

• Barbed goatgrass is Not Evaluated while Northern Pika is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barbed goatgrass	Northern Pika
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Ochotonidae
Genus	Aegilops	Ochotona
Species	Aegilops triuncialis	Ochotona hyperborea

Conservation Status

Barbed goatgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barbed goatgrass	Northern Pika
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barbed goatgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), and North America (United States).

Northern Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Barbed goatgrass

The Barbed goatgrass (Aegilops triuncialis) is a species in the genus Aegilops. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.