Chinese Red Pika vs Polynesian rat

Ochotona erythrotis compared with Rattus exulans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Red Pika	Polynesian rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family	Ochotonidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Ochotona	Rattus
Species	Ochotona erythrotis	Rattus exulans

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Red Pika and Polynesian rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Chinese Red Pika

LC — Least Concern

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Red Pika	Polynesian rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Red Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Polynesian rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).

Chinese Red Pika

The Chinese Red Pika (Ochotona erythrotis) is a species in the genus Ochotona. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.