Large-eared pika pictures and facts

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Large-eared pika

Order : Lagomorpha
Family : Ochotonidae
Species : Ochotona macrotis

The Large-eared pika is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the large-eared pika

Large-Eared Pika or Ochotona macrotis is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern .

The Afghan pika Ochotona rufescens occurs in sub-alpine valleys and is scattered from the Salang pass to the Uruzgan mountains, while the range of large-eared pika Ochotona macrotis is limited to the valleys of Badakhshan.