Chinese Red Pika vs heather mealybug

Ochotona erythrotis compared with Peliococcus calluneti

Key Differences

• Chinese Red Pika is Least Concern while heather mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Red Pika	heather mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Ochotonidae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Ochotona	Peliococcus
Species	Ochotona erythrotis	Peliococcus calluneti

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Red Pika and heather mealybug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Red Pika

LC — Least Concern

heather mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Red Pika	heather mealybug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Red Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

heather mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.