Piggyback Shanklet vs Plateau Pika

Collybia cirrhata compared with Ochotona curzoniae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Piggyback Shanklet	Plateau Pika
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Collybia	Ochotona
Species	Collybia cirrhata	Ochotona curzoniae

Conservation Status

Piggyback Shanklet

LC — Least Concern

Plateau Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Piggyback Shanklet	Plateau Pika
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Piggyback Shanklet

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Plateau Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.