Formosan koa vs Ili Pika

Acacia confusa compared with Ochotona iliensis

Key Differences

• Formosan koa is Least Concern while Ili Pika is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan koa	Ili 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	Acacia	Ochotona
Species	Acacia confusa	Ochotona iliensis

Conservation Status

Formosan koa

LC — Least Concern

Ili Pika

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan koa	Ili Pika
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Formosan koa

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau).

Ili Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.