Muli pika

The Muli pika (Ochotona muliensis) is a species of mammal in the family Ochotonidae. It is endemic to China. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Muli Pika
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Lagomorpha
Family:	Ochotonidae
Genus:	Ochotona
Species:	O. muliensis
Binomial name
Ochotona muliensis Pen & Feng, 1962
Muli Pika range

It is a rarely found, one of the six pika species endemic to central China, with no true population studies.[2][lower-alpha 1]

References

Notes

1. The other five species are the Forrest's pika Thomas's pika (Ochotona thomasi),Forrest's pika (Ochotona forresti), the Gaoligong pika (Ochotona gaoligongensis), the Tsing-ling pika (Ochotona huangensis), and the Black pika (Ochotona nigritia).[2]

1. Smith, A.T. & Johnston, C.H. (2008). "Ochotona muliensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of data deficient.
2. Alves, Ferrand & Hacklände 2008, p. 308.

Bibliography

• Alves, Paulo C.; Ferrand, Nuno; Hacklände, Klaus, eds. (2008). Lagomorph Biology: Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation. Springer. p. 308. ISBN 978-3-540-72446-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)