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Ochotona argentata (Silver Pika)

Synonyms: Ochotona helanshanensis; Ochotona pallasi helanshanensis

Wikipedia Abstract

The Helan Shan pika or silver pika (Ochotona argentata) is a species of mammal in the pika family, Ochotonidae. It is endemic to China where it is found in a small region of the Helan Mountains. It is listed as "Critically Endangered" in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
View Wikipedia Record: Ochotona argentata

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Ochotona argentata

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
65
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 7.78
EDGE Score: 4.95
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  150 grams
Birth Weight [1]  7 grams
Forages - Ground [2]  100 %
Female Maturity [1]  6 months 17 days
Gestation [1]  27 days
Litter Size [1]  5
Litters / Year [1]  2
Maximum Longevity [1]  4 years
Snout to Vent Length [1]  7 inches (18 cm)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Helanshan montane conifer forests China Palearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Helanshan (Ningxia) Nature Reserve 389932 China  

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) Sites

Name  Location   Map   Climate   Land Use 
Helan Shan Nature Reserve (Ningxia) China

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
AZE sites provided by Alliance for Zero Extinction (2010). 2010 AZE Update.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0