Tsing-ling pika

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Tsing-ling pika

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Ochotonidae
Genus: Ochotona
Species:
O. syrinx
Binomial name
Ochotona syrinx
Matschie, 1908
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Tsing-ling pika range
Synonyms

Ochotona dauurica huangensis (Matschie, 1908)

The Tsing-ling pika (Ochotona syrinx) is a species of pika endemic to the mountains in Central China.[2] It inhabits mountainous forests and shrublands. It is a poorly known species.

It is a rarely found, one of the six pika species endemic to central China, although the taxonomy of these is in flux, with no true population studies.[3][a]

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  1. ^ The other five species are the Forrest's pika Thomas's pika (Ochotona thomasi),Forrest's pika (Ochotona forresti), the Gaoligong pika (Ochotona gaoligongensis), the Muli pika (Ochotona muliensis), and the Black pika (Ochotona nigritia).[3]
  1. ^ Smith, A.T. and Lissovsky, A. (2016). "Ochotona syrinx". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T87948175A87948187. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T87948175A87948187.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  3. ^ a b Alves, Ferrand & Hacklände 2008, p. 308.

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