Alpine Pika vs Great Fen Sedge Rust

Ochotona alpina compared with Puccinia cladii

Key Differences

• Alpine Pika is Least Concern while Great Fen Sedge Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Pika	Great Fen Sedge Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Lagomorpha (Lagomorfos)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Ochotonidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Ochotona	Puccinia
Species	Ochotona alpina	Puccinia cladii

Conservation Status

Alpine Pika

LC — Least Concern

Great Fen Sedge Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Pika	Great Fen Sedge Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Fen Sedge Rust

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.