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Daurian pika

Ochotona dauurica (Pallas, 1776)

LCLeast Concernmammals

The daurian pika (Ochotona dauurica) is a species in the family Ochotonidae, order Lagomorpha. Recorded adults weigh 109 g to 128 g and live up to 1.17 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Daurian pika (Ochotona dauurica)
Photo: Gustav Mützel · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the daurian pika

Weight
109 g – 128 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
1.17 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
30 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
6.21src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
57.9 dayssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
2.13src 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 daurian pika live?

Not recorded

What is the daurian pika?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Daurian pika (Ochotona dauurica) is a small relative of rabbits and hares in the order Lagomorpha. It is well known for its "barking" alarm call, and for its peculiar habit of making hay to help survive the winter. There are 4 recognized subspecies, Ochotona dauurica annectens, O.d. bedfordi, O.d. dauurica, and O.d. mursavi. Daurian pikas, like other lagomorphs, are characterized by a secondary set of incisor teeth. They are sexually monomorphic, with thick reddish coats. Pikas have no external tail, and their ears are large and rounded. The auditory bullae, a feature of the skull of daurian pikas are small in comparison to many other pikas. This is thought to be related to their fairly low altitude habitat preference. They are considered keystone species within their habitat.

From the Wikipedia article “Daurian pika” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daurian_pika&oldid=1358396777), 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 daurian pika endangered?

The daurian 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 daurian pika classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderLagomorpha
  5. familyOchotonidae
  6. genusOchotona
  7. SpeciesOchotona dauurica (Pallas, 1776)

Synonyms Lepus dauuricus, Ochotona minor

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • pišťucha krátkoocasáCzech
  • Daurischer PfeifhaseGerman
  • aropikaFinnish
  • Pika de DaourieFrench
  • Pica dauricoItalian
  • ダウリアナキウサギJapanese
  • 다우리아피카Korean
  • 다우리아우는토끼Korean
  • Daguur OgdoiMongolian
  • OgotonaNorwegian Bokmål
  • DauriapipehareNorwegian Bokmål
  • Daurische FluithaasDutch
  • szczekuszka dauryjskaPolish
  • Pika-dáuricaPortuguese
  • Даурская пищухаRussian
  • Daurskaya pischuhaRussian
  • 達烏爾鼠兔Chinese
  • Dawu'Er ShutuChinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the daurian 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

CompareDaurian pika vs Ladak pikaDaurian pika vs Afghan pikaDaurian pika vs Plateau pikaDaurian pika vs Northern pika

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the daurian pika?

An adult daurian pika weighs 109 g – 128 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the daurian pika endangered?

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

How long does the daurian pika live?

The daurian pika has a recorded lifespan of 1.17 years.

How long is the daurian pika pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 30 days.

What kind of animal is the daurian pika?

The daurian pika (Ochotona dauurica) belongs to the family Ochotonidae in the order Lagomorpha.

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BibTeX
@misc{daurian_pika_2026,
  title = {Daurian pika (Ochotona dauurica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/daurian-pika},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}