Chinese Red Pika vs milkweed

Ochotona erythrotis compared with Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Key Differences

• Chinese Red Pika is Least Concern while milkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Red Pika	milkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Ochotonidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Ochotona	Gomphocarpus
Species	Ochotona erythrotis	Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Conservation Status

Chinese Red Pika

LC — Least Concern

milkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Red Pika	milkweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Red Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

milkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (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.