Plateau Pika vs

Ochotona curzoniae compared with Stemonitopsis gracilis

Key Differences

• Plateau Pika is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plateau Pika
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Stemonitidales
Family	Ochotonidae	Stemonitidaceae
Genus	Ochotona	Stemonitopsis
Species	Ochotona curzoniae	Stemonitopsis gracilis

Conservation Status

Plateau Pika

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plateau Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Stemonitopsis gracilis is a slender-stalked myxomycete producing delicate, thread-like sporangia with a graceful columella and fine capillitium, growing on decaying plant material in moist forest habitats. Its fruiting bodies are among the most elegant of all slime mould species. This organism is distributed widely across humid temperate and tropical forests.