Collared Pika
Ochotona collaris
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 337
- Most observed in
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The collared pika (Ochotona collaris) is a species of mammal in the pika family, Ochotonidae, and part of the order Lagomorpha, which comprises rabbits, hares, and pikas. It is a small (about 160 g (5.6 oz)) alpine lagomorph that lives in boulder fields of central and southern Alaska (U.S.), and in parts of Canada, including northern British Columbia, Yukon, and western parts of the Northwest Territories. It is closely related to the American pika (O.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Collared pika”.