Alpine Pika vs Disc Mayweed

Ochotona alpina compared with Matricaria discoidea

Key Differences

• Alpine Pika is Least Concern while Disc Mayweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Pika	Disc Mayweed
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Lagomorpha (อันดับกระต่าย)	Asterales (อันดับทานตะวัน)
Family	Ochotonidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Ochotona	Matricaria
Species	Ochotona alpina	Matricaria discoidea

Conservation Status

Alpine Pika

LC — Least Concern

Disc Mayweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Pika	Disc Mayweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Disc Mayweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.