Buddha's hand vs Plateau Pika

Alocasia cucullata compared with Ochotona curzoniae

Key Differences

• Buddha's hand is Not Evaluated while Plateau Pika is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buddha's hand	Plateau Pika
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Araceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Alocasia	Ochotona
Species	Alocasia cucullata	Ochotona curzoniae

Conservation Status

Buddha's hand

NE — Not Evaluated

Plateau Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buddha's hand	Plateau Pika
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buddha's hand

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Plateau Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buddha's hand

The Buddha'S Hand (Alocasia cucullata) is a species in the genus Alocasia. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.