Alpine Pika vs Mergo copetón

Ochotona alpina compared with Mergus serrator

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Pika	Mergo copetón
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Ochotonidae	Anatidae
Genus	Ochotona	Mergus
Species	Ochotona alpina	Mergus serrator

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Pika and Mergo copetón share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Alpine Pika

LC — Least Concern

Mergo copetón

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Pika	Mergo copetón
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mergo copetón

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

Alpine Pika

The Alpine Pika (Ochotona alpina) is a species in the genus Ochotona. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mergo copetón

El serreta mediana (Mergus serrator) esta clasificada como Preocupacion Menor (LC) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Es una especie ampliamente distribuida y abundante en su area de distribucion, con poblaciones estables y sin preocupaciones inmediatas de conservacion.