Moupin pika
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Lagomorpha |
Family: | Ochotonidae |
Genus: | Ochotona |
Species: | O. thibetana
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Binomial name | |
Ochotona thibetana (A. Milne-Edwards, 1871)[2]
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Subspecies[3] | |
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Moupin pika range | |
Synonyms[3] | |
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The Moupin pika (Ochotona thibetana), also known as Ribetischer Pika,
Taxonomy
The Moupin pika was first
- O. t. nangquenica Zheng et al., 1980
- O. t. osgoodi Anthony, 1922
- O. t. sacraria Thomas, 1923
- O. t. sikimaria Thomas, 1922* Recently declared a separate species
- O. t. thibetana Milne-Edwards, 1871
The Gansu pika (Ochotona cansus) was previously treated as a subspecies of the Moupin pika,[3] but is now considered a separate species based on its skull characteristics—shorter skull and a narrower interorbital region and zygomatic arch—and because intermediate forms do not occur in the extensive zones of sympatry. The Forrest's pika (Ochotona forresti) was also a former subspecies,[3] but it was listed as separate species by Feng and Zheng in 1985.[6]
In 1951, Ellerman and Morrison-Scott listed the O. t. osgoodi as a subspecies of the steppe pika (Ochotona pusilla) but in 1978, Corbet, and in 1982, Weston,[3] based on morphometric analysis, included it in the Moupin pika. O. t. sikimaria was assigned to the Gansu pika by Feng and Kao in 1974, and by Feng and Zheng in 1985 because Thomas compared the subspecies to O. c. sorella in his original description. However, based on holotype analysis, O. t. sikimaria was found to have a longer skull and a wider interorbital region and zygomatic arch than the Gansu pika.[6] The subspecies O. n. lama, O. n. aliensis, and O. n. lhasaensis were formerly assigned to the Moupin pika, but they are now considered to belong to the Nubra pika (Ochotona nubrica).[1]
O. t. sikimaria may be a treated as a separate species due to its widely separate geography than that of the other Moupin pika. It can be distinguished from other subgroups based on a different protrusion of the skull and variations in its genetic data.[7][8] O. t. sacraria and O. t. xunhuaensis may also represent separate species, as they appear genetically very distinct from the other Moupin pika.[1]
In 1938, Allen synonymized the Qinling pika (Ochotona syrinx) with O. t. huangensis. This assignment was followed by Ellerman and Morrison-Scott in 1951, by Gureev in 1964, and by Weston in 1982. In 1938 Allen, in 1951 Ellerman and Morrison-Scott, and in 1982 Weston synonymized O. t. sacraria with O. t. thibetana, but in 1974, Feng and Kao, and in 1985, Feng and Zheng listed it as a subspecies of the Moupin pika.[6]
Description
A fairly small pika,
Distribution and habitat
The species' range includes the mountains of the eastern Tibetan Plateau in Gansu, southern Qinghai, Yunnan, and Sichuan in China; in Bhutan; in Sikkim in India; and in northern Myanmar.[1][9][10] The nominate subspecies O. t. thibetana occurs in southern Qinghai, western Sichuan, southeastern Tibet, and northwestern Yunnan; O. t. nangquenica occurs in Tibet; O. t. sacraria occurs in western Sichuan;[9] O. t. osgoodi occurs in northeastern Myanmar; O. t. sikimaria occurs in Sikkim; and O. t. xunhuaensis occurs in eastern Qinghai.[1]
It is found in rocky regions under canopies of
Behavior and ecology
The Moupin pika is a
Status and conservation
Since 1996, the Moupin pika has been rated as a species of
References
Notes
- ^ . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ David, A. (1871). Rapport adressé a mm. les professeurs-administrateurs du Muséum d'histoire naturelle. Nouvelles archives du Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Paris (Bulletin) 7: 93. The full text
- ^ OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Wrobel 2007, p. 355.
- ^ a b c d e Molur, S., Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, B., Walker, S., Nameer, P. O., & Ravikumar, L. (2005). Status of south Asian non-volant small mammals: conservation assessment and management plan (CAMP) workshop report (PDF). Zoo Outreach Organisation/CBSG-South Asia, Coimbatore, India. pp. 170
- ^ a b c d e f Chapman & Flux 1990, p. 52.
- PMID 27640954.
- ^ N. B. Nair (25 September 2016). "Young biologist discovers a new species of Asian Pika in Sikkim". Indian Science Journal.
- ^ ISBN 978-1400834112.
- ^ MacDonald, David (September 10, 2009). The Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 267.
- PMID 25034867.
- ^ Boudet, C.H. (April 2010). "Moupin Pika, Forest Pika". Mammals' Planet. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ Choudhury, A. (2006). "The status of endangered species in northeast India". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 103: 157–167.
- ^ Alves, Ferrand & Hackländer 2007, p. 99.
Bibliography
- Alves, Paulo C.; Ferrand, Nuno; Hackländer, Klaus, eds. (2007). Lagomorph Biology: Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation. Berlin New York: ISBN 978-3-540-72446-9.
- Chapman, Joseph A.; Flux, John E.C., eds. (1990). Rabbits, Hares and Pikas: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. Gland, Switzerland: ISBN 9782831700199. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
- Wrobel, Murray, ed. (2007). Elsevier's Dictionary of Mammals: in Latin, English, German, French and Italian. Amsterdam Boston, MA: ISBN 9780080488820.
Further reading
- 黄文几,陈延熹,温业新, 中国啮齿类,上海:复旦大学出版社, 1995. (in Chinese)
- Orr, Robert Thomas (1977). The Little-known Pika (illustrated ed.). New York: Macmillan. ISBN 0025939602.