Plateau Pika vs Snake cholla

Ochotona curzoniae compared with Cylindropuntia californica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plateau Pika	Snake cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Ochotonidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Ochotona	Cylindropuntia
Species	Ochotona curzoniae	Cylindropuntia californica

Conservation Status

Plateau Pika

LC — Least Concern

Snake cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plateau Pika	Snake cholla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plateau Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Snake cholla

Habitat

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