Key Points at a GlanceWhere it lives: High ridges and cliffy talus in China’s Tian Shan MountainsSize: About 8 in (≈20 cm); round face, big ears, short gray-to-brown-spotted coatStatus: Critically endangered; likely fewer than 1,000 remainMain pressures: Warming climate, shrinking alpine habitat,...
This cute creature looks like both a mouse and a rabbitCalled Ili Rat Rabbit!It is a species endemic to XinjiangLiving in the alpine mountainous areas of the Tianshan MountainsrecentlyVolunteers photographed Ili pika in Tianshan, XinjiangThis was captured with a camera again after eight years.Clear...