Species of mammal
| Turuchan pika |
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Conservation status |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] |
Scientific classification  |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Lagomorpha |
| Family: | Ochotonidae |
| Genus: | Ochotona |
| Species: | O. turuchanensis |
| Binomial name |
Ochotona turuchanensis
Naumov, 1934 |
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| Turuchan pika range |
The Turuchan pika (Ochotona turuchanensis) is a species of pika found in isolated regions in the Central Siberian Plateau. It is a small (16–19 cm) rock dwelling species that is active during the day due to the low temperature at night. It was previously thought to be a subspecies of the Northern pika. Little is known about this species, but is known to be locally abundant.[1]
Distribution
The Turuchan pika occurs from the southern reach of the Yenisei River to Lake Baikal to the middle region of the Lena River.[1] On the Primorsky Mountain Ridge in the Irkutsk Region, 14 localities were surveyed for pika occurrence in June 2018 and July 2019. All areas were considered to be within the Northern pika's range of distribution. However, it was discovered through in-situ pika vocalizations that only the Turuchan pika was present there.
Haying Behavior
On the Primorsky Ridge, in the talus surrounded by taiga, researchers investigated the diversity and abundance of plant species found in the Turuchan pika habitat and the pika's haypiles. The pika was found to be selective in its food collection, and due to their relative rarity in the environment, Veratrum nigrum and Urtica dioica were highly prized and abundant within the hay-piles.
References
- Borisova, Nikulin, A. A., Nikulina, N. A., Popov, S. V., Starkov, A. I., & Lenkhoboeva, S. Yu. (2022). Findings of the Turukhan pika (Ochotona turuchanensis Naumov 1934) on the Primorsky Range (Irkutsk Region). Zoologicheskiĭ Zhurnal., 101(1), 94–100. https://doi.org/10.31857/S0044513422010020
- Lenkhoboeva, S. Y., Chepinoga, V. V., Borisova, N. G., Chimitov, D. G., Belova, V. A., Skornyakova, A. M., Nikulin, A. A., Nikulina, N. A., & Ilchenko, O. G. (2021). The composition of haypiles of Turuchan pika (Preliminary analysis). IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 908(1), 012019. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/908/1/012019
- ^ a b c Smith, A.T. and Lissovsky, A. (2016). "Ochotona turuchanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41503A45194115. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T41503A45194115.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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Further reading
- Lissovsky, Andrey (March 2003). "Geographical Variation of Skull Characters in Pikas". Acta Theriologica. 48 (1): 11–24. doi:10.1007/BF03194262.
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Family Ochotonidae (Pikas) |
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| Ochotona | - Subgenus Pika: Alpine pika (O. alpina)
- Helan Shan pika (O. argentata)
- Collared pika (O. collaris)
- Korean pika (O. coreana)
- Hoffmann's pika (O. hoffmanni)
- Northern pika (O. hyperborea)
- Manchurian pika (O. mantchurica)
- Kazakh pika (O. opaca)
- Pallas's pika (O. pallasi)
- American pika (O. princeps)
- Turuchan pika (O. turuchanensis)
- Subgenus Ochotona: Gansu pika (O. cansus)
- Plateau pika (O. curzoniae)
- Daurian pika (O. dauurica)
- Nubra pika (O. nubrica)
- Steppe pika (O. pusilla)
- Qionglai pika (O. qionglaiensis)
- Afghan pika (O. rufescens)
- Sijin pika (O. sikimaria)
- Tsing-ling pika (O. syrinx)
- Moupin pika (O. thibetana)
- Thomas's pika (O. thomasi)
- Subgenus Conothoa: Chinese red pika (O. erythrotis)
- Forrest's pika (O. forresti)
- Glover's pika (O. gloveri)
- Ili pika (O. iliensis)
- Koslov's pika (O. koslowi)
- Ladak pika (O. ladacensis)
- Large-eared pika (O. macrotis)
- Royle's pika (O. roylei)
- Turkestan red pika (O. rutila)
- Subgenus Alienauroa: Yellow pika (O. huanglongensis)
- Sacred pika (O. sacraria)
- Flat-headed pika (O. flatcalvariam)
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| Pentalagus | - Amami rabbit (P. furnessi)
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| Bunolagus | - Riverine rabbit (B. monticularis)
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| Nesolagus | - Sumatran striped rabbit (N. netscheri)
- Annamite striped rabbit (N. timminsi)
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| Romerolagus | - Volcano rabbit (R. diazi)
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| Brachylagus | - Pygmy rabbit (B. idahoensis)
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Sylvilagus
(Cottontail rabbits) | - Subgenus Tapeti: Andean tapeti (S. andinus)
- Bogota tapeti (S. apollinaris)
- Swamp rabbit (S. aquaticus)
- Common tapeti (S. brasiliensis)
- Ecuadorian tapeti (S. daulensis)
- Dice's cottontail (S. dicei)
- Fulvous tapeti (S. fulvescens)
- Central American tapeti (S. gabbi)
- Northern tapeti (S. incitatus)
- Omilteme cottontail (S. insonus)
- Nicefor's tapeti (S. nicefori)
- Marsh rabbit (S. palustris)
- Suriname tapeti (S. parentum)
- Colombian tapeti (S. salentus)
- Santa Marta tapeti (S. sanctaemartae)
- Western tapeti (S. surdaster)
- Coastal tapeti (S. tapetillus)
- Venezuelan lowland rabbit (S. varynaensis)
- Subgenus Sylvilagus: Desert cottontail (S. audubonii)
- Mexican cottontail (S. cunicularis)
- Eastern cottontail (S. floridanus)
- Tres Marias rabbit (S. graysoni)
- Mountain cottontail (S. nuttallii)
- Appalachian cottontail (S. obscurus)
- Robust cottontail (S. holzneri)
- New England cottontail (S. transitionalis)
- Subgenus Microlagus: Brush rabbit (S. bachmani)
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| Oryctolagus | - European rabbit (O. cuniculus)
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| Poelagus | - Bunyoro rabbit (P. marjorita)
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Pronolagus
(Red rock hares) | - Natal red rock hare (P. crassicaudatus)
- Jameson's red rock hare (P. randensis)
- Smith's red rock hare (P. rupestris)
- Hewitt's red rock hare (P. saundersiae)
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| Caprolagus | - Hispid hare (C. hispidus)
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Lepus
(Hares) | - Subgenus Macrotolagus: Antelope jackrabbit (L. alleni)
- Subgenus Poecilolagus: Snowshoe hare (L. americanus)
- Subgenus Lepus: Arctic hare (L. arcticus)
- Alaskan hare (L. othus)
- Mountain hare (L. timidus)
- Subgenus Proeulagus:
- Black jackrabbit (L. insularis)
- Desert hare (L. tibetanus)
- Tolai hare (L. tolai)
- Subgenus Eulagos: Broom hare (L. castroviejoi)
- Yunnan hare (L. comus)
- Korean hare (L. coreanus)
- European hare (L. europaeus)
- Manchurian hare (L. mandshuricus)
- Ethiopian highland hare (L. starcki)
- Subgenus Sabanalagus: Ethiopian hare (L. fagani)
- African savanna hare (L. victoriae)
- Subgenus Indolagus: Hainan hare (L. hainanus)
- Indian hare (L. nigricollis)
- Burmese hare (L. peguensis)
- Subgenus Sinolagus: Chinese hare (L. sinensis)
- Subgenus Tarimolagus: Yarkand hare (L. yarkandensis)
- Subgenus incertae sedis: Tamaulipas jackrabbit (L. altamirae)
- Japanese hare (L. brachyurus)
- Black-tailed jackrabbit (L. californicus)
- White-sided jackrabbit (L. callotis)
- Cape hare (L. capensis)
- Corsican hare (L. corsicanus)
- Tehuantepec jackrabbit (L. flavigularis)
- Granada hare (L. granatensis)
- Abyssinian hare (L. habessinicus)
- Woolly hare (L. oiostolus)
- Scrub hare (L. saxatilis)
- White-tailed jackrabbit (L. townsendii)
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Taxon identifiers |
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