Alpine Pika vs Orange Tooth

Ochotona alpina compared with Hydnellum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• Alpine Pika is Least Concern while Orange Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Pika	Orange Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lagomorpha (Tavşanımsılar)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Ochotonidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Ochotona	Hydnellum
Species	Ochotona alpina	Hydnellum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

Alpine Pika

LC — Least Concern

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Pika	Orange Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.