Everlasting Pea vs Plateau Pika

Lathyrus sylvestris compared with Ochotona curzoniae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Everlasting Pea	Plateau 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	Lathyrus	Ochotona
Species	Lathyrus sylvestris	Ochotona curzoniae

Conservation Status

Everlasting Pea

LC — Least Concern

Plateau Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Everlasting Pea	Plateau Pika
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Everlasting Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).