Chinese Red Pika vs Field Chickweed

Ochotona erythrotis compared with Cerastium arvense

Key Differences

• Chinese Red Pika is Least Concern while Field Chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Red Pika	Field Chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Ochotonidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Ochotona	Cerastium
Species	Ochotona erythrotis	Cerastium arvense

Conservation Status

Chinese Red Pika

LC — Least Concern

Field Chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Red Pika	Field Chickweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Red Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Colombia).

Chinese Red Pika

The Chinese Red Pika (Ochotona erythrotis) is a species in the genus Ochotona. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.