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Family Ochotonidae - 15 species of pikas (also called mouse hares). These cold-climate lagomorphs have short ears, almost no tail, nostrils that can close at will, short limbs, and long, dense fur (even the feet are furred).
(p´k), short-haired mammal related to rabbits and hares, also called mouse hare and rock rabbit. Pikas live above the timber line in the mountains of N Asia and W North America.
Also known as:
Cony, Rock Cony, Rock Rabbit, Mouse Hare, Whistling Hare, Little Chief Hare, Piping Hare
Sexual Dimorphism:
None ...
American Pika (Ochotona princeps)
also called mouse hare and rock rabbit
Species Code: OCPR ...
 See also: Rabbit, Mouse, Rock Rabbit, Pika, Cony
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