Name:Ladakh pika
Alias:Ladakh pika
Outline:Lagomorpha
Family:Lagomorpha Ochotonidae Ochotona
length:190mm
Weight:210g
IUCN:LC
The taxonomic status of the Ladakh pika is relatively stable. However, due to the small number of specimens, the research is not in-depth, and the ecological research is almost blank. Therefore, it is a species that is little known. From the distribution habitat, its habitat is a hilly plateau surface above 4500m above sea level, with very sparse vegetation. There is only one very low small shrub in the distribution area - Primrose, which is less than 10cm in height and less than 5% in coverage. Vegetation cover is almost invisible in winter. However, the population in the distribution area is large, and the peak activity period in winter is 12:00-16:00. The habitat is relatively compact sandy soil, which is a typical burrowing type. The caves are relatively dense, but unlike the caves of the plateau pika (<Ochotona curzoniae>) which are clustered, in most cases, the caves of the Ladakh pika are scattered.