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Collared pika

Ochotona collaris (Nelson, 1893)

LCLeast Concernmammals

The collared pika (Ochotona collaris) is a species in the family Ochotonidae, order Lagomorpha. Recorded adults weigh about 129 g and live up to 6 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Collared pika (Ochotona collaris)
Photo: The poison of doubt · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the collared pika

Weight
129 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
6 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
29 days – 31 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
3.57src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
12.1 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the collared pika live?

Not recorded

What is the collared pika?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The collared pika (Ochotona collaris) is a species of mammal in the pika family, Ochotonidae, and part of the order Lagomorpha, which comprises rabbits, hares, and pikas. It is a small (about 160 g (5.6 oz)) alpine lagomorph that lives in boulder fields of central and southern Alaska (U.S.), and in parts of Canada, including northern British Columbia, Yukon, and western parts of the Northwest Territories. It is closely related to the American pika (O. princeps), but it is a monotypic form containing no recognized subspecies. The name comes from distinctive patches of grayish fur on its nape and shoulders that form a "collar." It is asocial, does not hibernate, and spends a large part of its time in the summer collecting vegetation that is stored under rocks ("haypiles") as a supply of food for the winter. Some individuals have been observed collecting and consuming dead birds as sources of fat and protein. Thousands of trips are made during July and August to collect vegetation for winter.

From the Wikipedia article “Collared pika” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Collared_pika&oldid=1347890666), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the collared pika endangered?

The collared pika is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the collared pika classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderLagomorpha
  5. familyOchotonidae
  6. genusOchotona
  7. SpeciesOchotona collaris (Nelson, 1893)

Synonyms Lagomys collaris

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • pišťucha obojkováCzech
  • AlaskapfeifhaseGerman
  • Pica de CollarSpanish
  • alaskanpikaFinnish
  • Pika à collierFrench
  • クビワナキウサギJapanese
  • AlaskapipehareNorwegian Bokmål
  • AlaskafluithaasDutch
  • szczekuszka obrożnaPolish
  • Pika-de-coleiraPortuguese
  • Аляскинская пищухаRussian
  • Воротничковая пищухаRussian

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the collared pika

Other species in the same genus Ochotona.

LC, Least Concern
Ladak pika (Ochotona ladacensis)

Ladak pika

Ochotona ladacensis

Ochotonidae

LC, Least Concern
Afghan pika (Ochotona rufescens)

Afghan pika

Ochotona rufescens

Ochotonidae

CompareCollared pika vs Ladak pikaCollared pika vs Afghan pikaCollared pika vs Plateau pikaCollared pika vs Northern pika

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the collared pika?

An adult collared pika weighs 129 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the collared pika endangered?

The collared pika is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the collared pika live?

The collared pika has a recorded lifespan of 6 years.

How long is the collared pika pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 29 days – 31 days.

What kind of animal is the collared pika?

The collared pika (Ochotona collaris) belongs to the family Ochotonidae in the order Lagomorpha.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Collared pika (Ochotona collaris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/collared-pika

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BibTeX
@misc{collared_pika_2026,
  title = {Collared pika (Ochotona collaris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/collared-pika},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}