Alashanskaya pishuha [1] or silver pika ( lat. Ochotona argentata ) is a mammal of the genus pika, order rabbit - like . Endemic to China, an extremely rare species. For a long time nothing was known about this species, except for specimens, and it was considered as a subspecies of the Altai pika .
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International Red Book IUCN 3.1 Critically Endangered : 41986 |
Content
- 1 Description
- 2 Distribution
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Description
There are 38 chromosomes in the karyotype.
Distribution
Alashan pika is found only in Alashani . Currently found in only one gorge.
Notes
- ↑ Formozov N.A., Baklushinskaya I. Yu., Ma Yun . The taxonomic status of the Alashan pika, Ochotona argentata (Alashan Range, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Okrug, China) // Zoological Journal. - 2004 .1. Volume 83, No. 8. - S. 995-1007. - ISSN 0044-5134
Links
- Hoffmann RS, Smith AT 2005. Lagomorpha: Ochotonidae. // Wilson DE, Reeder DM (eds). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3ª ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 2.142 pp. 2 vol.
- Lagomorpha Specialist Group 1996. Ochotona argentata . IUCN 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . Acessado em 23 de janeiro de 2008.