Black pika
| Black pika | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Lagomorpha |
| Family: | Ochotonidae |
| Genus: | Ochotona |
| Species: | O. nigritia
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| Binomial name | |
| Ochotona nigritia Gong, Wang, Li & Li, 2000
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| Black pika range | |
The black pika or silver pika (Ochotona nigritia) is a species of mammal in the family
Forrest's pika (Ochotona forresti).[4]
Subsequently, in 2011, a
West Kameng, India reported sighting two black pikas at an altitude of 13,000 ft in the Thembang Bapu community-conserved forest area.[5]
It is rarely found, one of the six pika species endemic to central China, with no true population studies.[6][a]
References
Notes
- Ochotona muliensis).[6]
- help) Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of data deficient.
- ^ "Ochotona nigritia - Black pika (Species)". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- OCLC 62265494.
- .
- ^ Goswami, Roopak (July 15, 2011). "Black pika sighted in Arunachal - WWF-India research team stumbles upon rare mammal at 13000ft". The Telegraph. Calcutta: Ananda Bazaar Patrika. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
The WWF members sighted two black pikas in Pangila and Potok areas at an altitude of 13,000 feet on June 22 and 23 while they, along with villagers of Thembang, were conducting surveys in the Thembang Bapu community-conserved forest area in West Kameng district. The survey was part of a project for development of a management plan of the area.
- ^ a b Alves, Ferrand & Hacklände 2008, p. 308.
Bibliography
- Alves, Paulo C.; Ferrand, Nuno; Hacklände, Klaus, eds. (2008). Lagomorph Biology: Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation. ISBN 978-3-540-72446-9.