Sikkim pika: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Ochotona sikimaria
Group	Rabbits, hares & pikas
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Lagomorpha
Family	Ochotonidae

Where does the Sikkim pika live?

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

India

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.

What kind of animal is the Sikkim pika?

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

About the Sikkim pika

The Sikkim pika (Ochotona sikimaria), or Sijin pika, is a species of pika known from the state of Sikkim in northeastern India. It was first described by Oldfield Thomas in 1922, but was classified as a subspecies of the Moupin pika (O. thibetana), O. t. sikimaria, until 2016, at which point it was determined to be a distinct species based on the size of its auditory bullae and DNA analysis. The species' separation was supported by later analyses of mitochondrial DNA in cytochrome b. It is closely related to the Nubra pika (O. nubrica).

The species is thought to be endangered due to habitat destruction.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sikkim pika (revision 1329347698), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q28185220 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).