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Nubra pika

Ochotona nubrica Thomas, 1922

LCLeast Concernmammals

The nubra pika (Ochotona nubrica) is a species in the family Ochotonidae, order Lagomorpha. Recorded adults weigh 116.2 g to 121.3 g and live up to 4 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Nubra pika (Ochotona nubrica)
Photo: (c) Kishore, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the nubra pika

Weight
116.2 g – 121.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
4 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
22.3 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
8.41src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
31.5 dayssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
3.14src 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 nubra pika live?

Not recorded

What is the nubra pika?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Nubra pika (Ochotona nubrica) (Chinese: 奴布拉鼠兔; pinyin: Núbùlā shǔtù) is a species of pika found in Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. It is a small diurnal mammal with a fur coat that changes color across seasons and regions, ranging from gray to brownish red. It has blackish ears with a distinctive pale patch on the back, a very small tail, and a flat, narrow skull. It is closely related to the plateau pika and Sikkim pika, and is widely distributed across the Himalayas. It is among the burrowing species of pika, and eats a variety of plants. This pika's range overlaps with that of the Sikkim pika, one subspecies of Moupin pika, and the large-eared pika. One subspecies of the Nubra pika is restricted to part of the southeastern Tibet Autonomous Region.

The Nubra pika's taxonomy has changed several times over the period from its first description in 1922 up until 1992. It is named for the Nubra valley in Ladakh, India where it was first found. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Chinese authorities list it as a least-concern species; its remoteness makes it hard to study and assess, but also makes it less likely to be threatened by human activity.

From the Wikipedia article “Nubra pika” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nubra_pika&oldid=1371048401), 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 nubra pika endangered?

The nubra 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. What the categories mean.

How is the nubra pika classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderLagomorpha
  5. familyOchotonidae
  6. genusOchotona
  7. SpeciesOchotona nubrica Thomas, 1922

Synonyms Ochotona lama, Ochotona thibetana ihasaensis, Ochotona yarlungensis

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • pišťucha kašmírskáCzech
  • NubrapfeifhaseGerman
  • Nubra-PfeifhaseGerman
  • ladakhinpikaFinnish
  • Pica del NubraItalian
  • ヌブラナキウサギJapanese
  • NubrapipehareNorwegian Bokmål
  • szczekuszka norowaPolish
  • Pika-nubraPortuguese
  • Нубрская пищухаRussian
  • 奴布拉鼠兔Chinese
  • Nubula ShutuChinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the nubra 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

CompareNubra pika vs Ladak pikaNubra pika vs Afghan pikaNubra pika vs Plateau pikaNubra pika vs Northern pika

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the nubra pika?

An adult nubra pika weighs 116.2 g – 121.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the nubra pika endangered?

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

How long does the nubra pika live?

The nubra pika has a recorded lifespan of 4 years.

How long is the nubra pika pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 22.3 days.

What kind of animal is the nubra pika?

The nubra pika (Ochotona nubrica) belongs to the family Ochotonidae in the order Lagomorpha.

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BibTeX
@misc{nubra_pika_2026,
  title = {Nubra pika (Ochotona nubrica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/nubra-pika},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}