Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Mammalia
      Order: Lagomorpha
        Family: Ochotonidae
          Genus: Ochotona
            Species: princeps

American Pika - Ochotona princeps

American Pika

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

American Pika (Ochotona princeps) is a small (up to 23 cm in length) rabbit relative, with short limbs and rounded ears that lives in montane areas with talus slopes. North-central New Mexico is the southernmost reach of their distribution in the Rocky Mountains. They are active year-round and store food in hay piles on rocky talus slopes.

Status

Global Rank: G5

State Rank: S2

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SWAP Status: SGCN

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Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 22

Number of Mapped Locations: 107

Number of Observations: 147

Observation date range: 07-27-1937 to 08-05-2016

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