vs Daurian Pika

Cryptomonas minor compared with Ochotona dauurica

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Daurian Pika is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Daurian Pika
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cryptophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cryptomonadales (Cryptomonadales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Cryptomonadaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Cryptomonas	Ochotona
Species	Cryptomonas minor	Ochotona dauurica

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Daurian Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Daurian Pika
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Daurian Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cryptomonas minor is a small freshwater cryptomonad alga with a compressed, bean-shaped cell body containing phycobilin-bearing plastids, found in lakes, ponds, and slow-moving water bodies. It uses two flagella of unequal length for locomotion and is capable of photosynthesis. Cryptomonas species are important members of freshwater phytoplankton communities and serve as prey for zooplankton.