Olive-Backed Thrush vs Plateau Pika

Catharus ustulatus compared with Ochotona curzoniae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Olive-Backed Thrush	Plateau Pika
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Turdidae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Catharus	Ochotona
Species	Catharus ustulatus	Ochotona curzoniae

Evolutionary Relationship

Olive-Backed Thrush and Plateau Pika share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Olive-Backed Thrush

LC — Least Concern

Plateau Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Olive-Backed Thrush	Plateau Pika
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Olive-Backed Thrush

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Plateau Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Olive-Backed Thrush

Olive-Backed Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.