Afghan pika: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Afghan pika Ochotona rufescens Least concern

Where the Afghan pika lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 8 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See rabbits, hares & pikas on the world map

Scientific name	Ochotona rufescens
Group	Rabbits, hares & pikas
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Lagomorpha
Family	Ochotonidae

Where does the Afghan pika live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Afghan pika in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Afghan pika endangered?

The Afghan pika’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Afghan pika?

The Afghan pika (Ochotona rufescens) is a mammal in the order Lagomorpha and the family Ochotonidae, genus Ochotona. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Afghan pika

The Afghan pika (Ochotona rufescens) is a species of small mammal in the pika family, Ochotonidae. It is found in Iranian Plateau or Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and Turkmenistan and the IUCN lists it as being of "least concern".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Afghan pika (revision 1325583741), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1321102 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).