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Conothoa

  • Forrest's Pika Ochotona (Conothoa) forresti
    Forrest's Pika
    Photo: 纷花雪夜 · CC BY 4.0

    Forrest's pika is recorded at high elevations in Bhutan. A dark patch behind each ear meets across the nape.

  • Ladak Pika Ochotona (Conothoa) ladacensis
    Ladak Pika
    Photo: Tiziana Bardelli · CC BY-SA 4.0

    The Ladak Pika is a large pika living in groups in open high-elevation habitats of Ladakh. A study in Changthang observed it gathering plants and storing them in haypiles.

  • Large-eared Pika Ochotona (Conothoa) macrotis
    Large-eared Pika
    Photo: Sunuwargr · CC BY-SA 4.0

    The large-eared pika lives among rocky high mountains in Central Asia. Its large ears and thick fur stand out, and it is active during the day.

  • Ochotona roylii Ochotona (Conothoa) roylii
    Ochotona roylii
    Photo: Renu Pant · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Ochotona roylii is a pika of rocky Himalayan sites. In summer, its head, shoulders, and forebody become rufous; it uses cavities among loose rocks and stone heaps as shelter.

  • Afghan Pika Ochotona (Conothoa) rufescens
    Afghan Pika
    Photo: Mohammad Amin Ghaffari · CC BY 4.0

    The Afghan pika is a mountain pika with a cream collar edged in russet during summer. It gathers plants, dries them, and stores them in burrows.

  • Turkestan Red Pika Ochotona (Conothoa) rutila
    Turkestan Red Pika
    Photo: Adam Harangozó · CC BY-SA 4.0

    The Turkestan red pika is a pika of Central Asian mountains. Its coat is reddish brown in summer and gray in winter, and it stores grass among rocky slopes.

  • Chinese Red Pika Ochotona (Conothoa) erythrotis

    The Chinese red pika is a small pika found in the highlands of western China. It belongs to a closely related group associated with stony habitats.

  • Glover's Pika Ochotona (Conothoa) gloveri

    This pika is recorded in high mountain areas of western China. A specialist guide notes geographic and subspecific variation in summer coat color.

  • Ili Pika Ochotona (Conothoa) iliensis

    The Ili pika is restricted to the eastern Tian Shan in northwestern Xinjiang, China. Its grey coat has rufous patches, and it lives among rocky cliffs and crevices.

  • Kozlov's Pika Ochotona (Conothoa) koslowi

    Kozlov's pika lives in the high mountains of Xinjiang, China. It is active by day, eats plants, and makes shallow burrows in saline soil mounds.

  • Afghan Pika Ochotona (Conothoa) rufescens

    The Afghan pika is a mountain pika with a cream collar edged in russet during summer. It gathers plants, dries them, and stores them in burrows.

  • Forrest's Pika Ochotona (Conothoa) forresti

    Forrest's pika is recorded at high elevations in Bhutan. A dark patch behind each ear meets across the nape.

  • Large-eared Pika Ochotona (Conothoa) macrotis

    The large-eared pika lives among rocky high mountains in Central Asia. Its large ears and thick fur stand out, and it is active during the day.

  • Turkestan Red Pika Ochotona (Conothoa) rutila

    The Turkestan red pika is a pika of Central Asian mountains. Its coat is reddish brown in summer and gray in winter, and it stores grass among rocky slopes.

  • Ladak Pika Ochotona (Conothoa) ladacensis

    The Ladak Pika is a large pika living in groups in open high-elevation habitats of Ladakh. A study in Changthang observed it gathering plants and storing them in haypiles.

  • Ochotona roylii Ochotona (Conothoa) roylii

    Ochotona roylii is a pika of rocky Himalayan sites. In summer, its head, shoulders, and forebody become rufous; it uses cavities among loose rocks and stone heaps as shelter.