American Pika

American Pika
American Pika (Ochotona princeps)
also called mouse hare and rock rabbit
Species Code: OCPR ...

American Pika
Animals - Mammals
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AMERICAN PIKA FACTS
Description
American Pikas communicate with each other using both short alarm calls, and longer vocalizations. They also mark territory with scent from their cheek glands.

The American Pika (Ochotona princeps) is a small rabbit-like mammal of rocky areas and talus slopes in the high Rocky Mountains of the western United States and Canada.

The American pika remains active under the snow throughout the winter, where it forages on cushion plants and lichens. During severe winters it also feeds from its stored hay pile.

RangeThe American pika can be found in western North America from central British Columbia in Canada to Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Nevada, California and New Mexico.

North American pika
Ochotona princeps
A small member of the rabbit family with short legs and soft, silky fur.

American pikas are active outside their dens about 30% of daylight hours. Much of this time is devoted to feeding, haying, surveilance and territory defense.

American Pika
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Ochotonidae
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Mammals on Monday: American Pika
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Jasper NP
Bold pika making hay while the sun shines
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Subgenus Pika: Alpine Pika (O. alpina) Â- Helan Shan Pika (O. argentata) Â- Collared Pika (O. collaris) Â- Hoffmann's Pika (O. hoffmanni) Â- Northern Pika (O. hyperborea) Â- Pallas's Pika (O. pallasi) Â- American Pika (O. princeps) Â- Turuchan Pika ...

Prey items in winter in the Yukon Territory include American pikas (Ochotona princeps), American beavers (Castor canadensis), American martens (Martes americana), American mink (Mustela vison), short-tailed weasels (Mustela erminea), wolverines, ...

Ochotona princeps (American pika)
The American pika (Ochotona princeps) is a small member of the rabbit family that inhabits alpine regions of south-western Canada and the... More 28 Images 2 Videos ...

See also: Pika, Rabbit, Weasel, Hare, Mouse