Nubra Pika vs Poorland flatsedge

Ochotona nubrica compared with Cyperus compressus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Nubra Pika Poorland flatsedge
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares) Poales (Grasses)
Family Ochotonidae Cyperaceae
Genus Ochotona Cyperus
Species Ochotona nubrica Cyperus compressus

Conservation Status

Nubra Pika

LC — Least Concern

Poorland flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Nubra Pika Poorland flatsedge
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nubra Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poorland flatsedge

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Nubra Pika

No description available.

Poorland flatsedge

No description available.

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