---
title: "Afghan Pika"
description: "Ochotona rufescens — Mammals. The Afghan pika (Ochotona rufescens) is a species of small mammal in the pika family, Ochotonidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/afghan-pika
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Afghan Pika

> Ochotona rufescens — Mammals. The Afghan pika (Ochotona rufescens) is a species of small mammal in the pika family, Ochotonidae.

- Scientific name: *Ochotona rufescens*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Mountains)
- iNaturalist observations: 68
- Wikidata: [Q1321102](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1321102)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43201](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43201)

## Names

- en: Afghan Pika
- de: Rötlicher Pfeifhase
- fr: Pika afghan
- nl: Perzische fluithaas

## Countries with the most observations

IR (57)

## Summary

The Afghan pika (Ochotona rufescens) is a species of small mammal in the pika family, Ochotonidae. It is found in Iranian Plateau or Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and Turkmenistan and the IUCN lists it as being of "least concern".

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_pika

## Photo

![Afghan Pika](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/afghan-pika/medium.jpg)

Photo: James Eaton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/199088389

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/afghan-pika?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).