Least ConcernRed-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
One of the 2 pikas on WAnimals
Mammals · Lagomorpha · Ochotonidae
Ochotona pallasii
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
Pallas's pika is a small, chunky lagomorph with no visible tail and short, rounded ears, which inhabits the steppes and scree slopes of Mongolia, northern China, Kazakhstan and southern Russia. It lives in family colonies that dig burrows and communicate with high-pitched whistles. Like the rest of the pikas, it does not hibernate: it spends the summer cutting grass and piling it up in the sun to dry, forming small haystacks that serve as its larder through the long continental winters.
Weight
150 g – 250 g
Size
16 cm – 23 cm
Life expectancy
3 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Colony
Lives in large concentrations, often for breeding reasons.
Sources consulted: IUCN Red List · Animal Diversity Web · Wikipedia (es)
Best time: All year round on the steppes of Mongolia and north-western China, by day; in summer and autumn it is seen carrying and drying grass in haypiles.
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 15.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Pallas's Pika — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about pallas's pika.
