Forrest's pika (Ochotona forresti) is a species of mammal in the pika family, Ochotonidae. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, and Myanmar. The summer dorsal pelage and ventral pelage are dark rufous or blackish brown, and the winter dorsal pelage is a grayish brown, slightly lighter in tone than the ventral pelage. It is a generalist herbivore.

The plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae), also known as the black-lipped pika, is a species of mammal in the pika family, Ochotonidae. It is a small diurnal and non-hibernating mammal weighing about 140 g (4.9 oz) when fully grown.

A pika (/ ˈ p aɪ k ə / PY-kə, [3] or / ˈ p iː k ə / PEE-kə) [4] is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit , but with short, rounded ears. [ 5 ]

The black pika or silver pika (Ochotona nigritia) is a species of mammal in the family Ochotonidae. It was thought to be common to the Yunnan Province of China where it was first discovered in 2000, it is only known from four specimens.

Oct 24, 2024 · Pikas are small, rodent -like mammals found exclusively in the mountains of Asia and North America. They comprise the family Ochotonidae, one of the two extant families of lagomorphs, the other being Leporidae (rabbits and hares).

Black-lipped pikas are small, chunky, and lack a con­spic­u­ous tail. They have char­ac­ter­is­tic black lips and thick fur which is brown to red­dish tan on the dor­sal side and light gray on the ven­tral side.

The black pika or silver pika (Ochotona nigritia) is a species of mammal in the family Ochotonidae. It was thought to be common to Yunnan Province of China where it was first discovered in 2000, it is only known from four specimens.

The American pika varies from brown to black in fur color, resembling the rocky terrain that it inhabits. Their thick coat of fur, which keeps them warm in the cold winter months, thins during the summer, allowing some relief from the summer heat. Pikas are active year-round, and do …

A WWF-India team working in West Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh have discovered Black Pikas which, until then, had been thought to be endemic to the Yunan province in China. The Pika is a mammal with short limbs, rounded ears and short tail and is covered in black fur.

The Black pika or Silver pika (Ochotona nigritia), is a new species of pika in the Ochotonidae family. It was thought to be endemic to Yunan Province of China where it was first discovered in 2000, it is only known from four specimens.