Chinese Red Pika vs Great Bittercress

Ochotona erythrotis compared with Cardamine maxima

Key Differences

• Chinese Red Pika is Least Concern while Great Bittercress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Red Pika	Great Bittercress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Ochotonidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Ochotona	Cardamine
Species	Ochotona erythrotis	Cardamine maxima

Conservation Status

Chinese Red Pika

LC — Least Concern

Great Bittercress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Red Pika	Great Bittercress
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Red Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Bittercress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.