Chinese red pika: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Ochotona erythrotis
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 Chinese red pika live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Chinese red pika in 1 country or territory across Asia. Wikidata lists it as endemic to People's Republic of China.

China

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 Chinese red pika endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Chinese red pika?

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

About the Chinese red pika

The Chinese red pika (Ochotona erythrotis) is a species of mammal in the family Ochotonidae. Typical of a pika it has short limbs, a small tail and round ears. Specific to the Chinese red pika has distinctive red color in its pelt. The Chinese pika typically lives in rocky terrain at altitudes between 600 and 1200 meters. and is endemic to the East Qinghai, West Gansu and Northern Sichuan provinces of China and Eastern Tibet.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Chinese red pika (revision 1362334258), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q311593 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).