Boat-tailed Grackle vs Forrest s Pika

Quiscalus major compared with Ochotona forresti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boat-tailed Grackle	Forrest s Pika
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Icteridae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Quiscalus	Ochotona
Species	Quiscalus major	Ochotona forresti

Evolutionary Relationship

Boat-tailed Grackle and Forrest s Pika share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Boat-tailed Grackle

LC — Least Concern

Forrest s Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boat-tailed Grackle	Forrest s Pika
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boat-tailed Grackle

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Forrest s Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Boat-tailed Grackle

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.