The Turuchan Pika eats plants and gathers them into stores. Research describes its coat and feeding choices, while taxonomists continue to debate whether it should be treated as a separate species.
The original description of the population named as this taxon reported bright red fur over the body.
The species grazes and caches plants. A 2025 study of three settlements reported a preference for nitrogen-rich plants during both activities; cached plants also often contained high levels of secondary metabolites.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.