Chestnut-breasted Munia vs Plateau Pika

Lonchura castaneothorax compared with Ochotona curzoniae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-breasted Munia	Plateau 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	Estrildidae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Lonchura	Ochotona
Species	Lonchura castaneothorax	Ochotona curzoniae

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-breasted Munia and Plateau Pika share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-breasted Munia

LC — Least Concern

Plateau Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-breasted Munia	Plateau Pika
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-breasted Munia

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Norway, United Kingdom, and Vanuatu.

Plateau Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut-breasted Munia

The Chestnut-breasted Munia (Lonchura castaneothorax) is a species in the genus Lonchura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm.