Lagoiformes

Ochotona huangensis xunhuaensis

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Xunhua pika, also known as Qinling pika, belongs to the subgenus Alienauroa. It was first published as a subspecies of Tibetan pika (O. thibetana), and was later considered a synonym of Ochotona syrinx. Liu Shaoying et al. (2016) classified it as an independent species because of its tragus, so it w...

Ochotona huanglongensis

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Huanglong Pika belongs to the subgenus Alienauroa. It is mainly distributed in forests below 3100m above sea level in the Minshan Mountains. Low altitude. It prefers rocky and humid habitats. This species is also one of the new species published by Liu Shaoying et al. (2016)....

Features：Sickle-like ears

The Dabashan pika belongs to the subgenus Alienauroa. The subgenus Alienauroa was established by Liu Shaoying et al. (2016). It is a very special type of pika with an obvious bat-like tragus in its ears. This genus is mainly distributed in forest areas with lower altitudes. This species is also one...

Ochotona yarlungensis

Features：It looks like a Metaceratops, with a narrow dark grey circle on the lip edge.

The Yarlung Zangbo pika belongs to the subgenus Ochotona and is a new species discovered by Liu Shaoying et al. (2016). Its distribution area is very narrow. It lives in relatively dry river valley shrubs with many gravels. There is almost no ecological research. In terms of phylogeny, it has a clos...

Ochotona thomasi,Singing Mouse

Features：Cranial stenosis

The scientific name of the narrow-headed pika is Ochotona thomasi, belonging to the subgenus <Ochotona>. It is a very special species with a small population, a narrow distribution area, few studies, and few specimens, which deserves high attention.The narrow-headed pika has complex burrows an...

Ochotona thibetana

Features：The ears are short and round, the tail is very short, and the base of the hair on the back is dark gray.

Tibetan pikas are active day and night, and are agile. They often chase each other for fun, and quickly go into the cave when they encounter an enemy.The cave system of Tibetan pikas is complex, with as many as 5-6 exits: the exits are generally opened at haystacks and tree roots. The cave entrance...

Features：There is a circle of yellow hair on the neck behind the ears.

Nubulak pika belongs to the nominate subgenus (<Ochotona>). It was previously incorporated into the steppe pika (<O. pusilla>), the gray pika (<O. roylei>) and the Tibetan pika (<O. thibetana>). Yu Ning and Zheng Changlin (1992) revised it and listed it as an independent spec...

Ochotona dauurica,Rabbit, rabbit, crying rabbit, Mongolian pika, Dahur pika

Features：The body color is lighter, sandy brown, the ears are large and round, and the upper lip is split vertically like a rabbit.

The Daurian pika belongs to the subgenus Ochotona, which was once included in the black-lipped pika (Ochotona curzoniae), but its independent species status was later accepted. There are 3 subspecies and 5 synonyms. Therefore, the classification within the species is rather chaotic. It is a common s...

Ochotona curzoniae,Plateau pika, singing mouse, stone rabbit, Anona

Features：There is a noticeable black colour around the lips.

The black-lipped pika is also known as the plateau pika, the singing pika, the stone rabbit, and is called "Anona" in Tibetan medicine. It belongs to the subgenus "Ochotona". It is also called the plateau pika, and is a key species in the entire Qinghai-Tibet Plateau meadow ecosy...

Ochotona cansus, Singing Mouse

Features：The front feet have five toes with thick and long claws, while the hind feet have four toes with thin and long claws.

The Intercranial Pika, also known as the Singing Pika, belongs to the subgenus Ochotona. It was previously merged into the Tibetan Pika, but later became independent. There is no dispute about the species. It is the smaller individual in the genus. It is distributed at a higher altitude than the Tib...

Angora，Grass Rabbit

Features：The hair will grow very long and can grow into a hair ball.

Angora rabbit is a world-famous wool-producing rabbit breed, a type of long-haired rabbit. Its hair is dense and long, and it is also called grass mud rabbit on the Internet. According to data from the international ARBA organization, it originated from the Angora Province in Turkey. Another theory...

Lepus yarkandensis,Southern Xinjiang rabbit, Shache rabbit, hare

Features：It is a unique species in the Tarim Basin and a remnant species of the Tarim paleo-block.

The Tarim rabbit is called Yarkandhare in English and is a typical desert species.After the Himalayas rose, the Kunlun, Altai and Qilian Mountains rose strongly, and after being connected with the Eurasian continental block, the land area increased, blocking the Indian Ocean warm current, and the cl...

Lepus timidus,Mountain hare,White rabbit, color-changing rabbit, blue rabbit

Features：It is the only wild rabbit in China whose fur turns white in winter.

The snow hare is called Mountain hare in English, and there are 25 subspecies.Snow hares generally act alone except during the estrus period. During the day, it hides in simple caves under bushes, hollows and fallen trees, which are covered with dead branches and leaves and its own shed hair. It com...

Ochotona argentata,Ningxia pika

Features：It is a larger species of Chinese pika.

Helan Mountain Pika, also known as Ningxia Pika, English name Silver Pika, is a species endemic to China.Helan Mountain Pika is active during the day, active frequently at dawn and dusk, and will build typical pika haystacks. It mainly feeds on leaves and stems of Artemisia, Euphorbia and Poaceae pl...

Helan Mountain pika, Ningxia pika

Features：It is a species endemic to my country and its number is too rare.

Ningxia pika, also known as Helan Mountain pika, belongs to the Leporidae, Lepus species, and Lepus genus. It is a critically endangered species in the world. It is a pika that only lives in the ridge area of the Helan Mountains in northwest China. It mainly inhabits mountain gravel belts above 2,00...

Rough-haired rabbit, Wire-haired rabbit, Assami rabbit

Features：One of the rarest mammals in the world

Compared with other rabbits, the shag rabbit has shorter ears and brown-black fur. It usually lives in high-altitude grasslands and swamps, and is most active at dawn and dusk. It is a herbivorous rabbit native to the foothills of the Himalayas.They were once common, but have lost their habitat due...

Hainan rabbit, hare, grass rabbit

Features：Hainan rabbit is a species endemic to China, with no subspecies differentiation. It is the smallest and most colorful wild rabbit in China.

The Hainan rabbit is a solitary animal that is active mainly at night, and is most active at dusk or dawn. It lives in bushes and grasslands. It neither hibernates nor aestivates. It reproduces several times a year, with a gestation period of about 30 days, and the young reach sexual maturity in abo...

Ili pika, Teddy pika

Features：It looks like both a rabbit and a mouse and is a species unique to my country. Among the only 24 species of the genus Pika recognized internationally, this one has the largest ears, the longest hind legs and the largest body.

The Ili pika is a very endangered and rare species. It was discovered very late and was published as a new species by Li Weidong and Ma Yong in 1986. Due to its rarity and naive appearance, it is loved by people and has received strong attention from the scientific community. It is called the Chines...

Ochotona pusilla

Features：The ear has a wide and very obvious white edge; below the white edge there is a very narrow band of black hair, and further down is yellowish-brown hair.

The steppe pika belongs to the subgenus <Pika>. This species has always been considered not to be distributed in my country. In September 2008, the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Locust and Rat Control Headquarters collected specimens for the first time in Karamay in northwestern Xinjiang; t...