Black-lipped Pika
Ochotona curzoniae
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 393
- Most observed in
- 🇨🇳 China
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae), also known as the black-lipped pika, is a species of mammal in the pika family, Ochotonidae. It is a small diurnal and non-hibernating mammal weighing about 140 g (4.9 oz) when fully grown. The animals are reddish tan on the top-side with more of a whitish yellow on their under-belly.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Plateau pika”.