Devil's Shoestring vs Hoffmann s Pika

Tephrosia angustissima compared with Ochotona hoffmanni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Shoestring	Hoffmann s Pika
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Fabaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Tephrosia	Ochotona
Species	Tephrosia angustissima	Ochotona hoffmanni

Conservation Status

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Hoffmann s Pika

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Shoestring	Hoffmann s Pika
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.