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title: "Chinese Red Pika"
description: "Ochotona erythrotis — Mammals. The Chinese red pika (Ochotona erythrotis) is a species of mammal in the family Ochotonidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/chinese-red-pika
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Chinese Red Pika

> Ochotona erythrotis — Mammals. The Chinese red pika (Ochotona erythrotis) is a species of mammal in the family Ochotonidae.

- Scientific name: *Ochotona erythrotis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Mountains)
- iNaturalist observations: 148
- Wikidata: [Q311593](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311593)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43182](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43182)

## Names

- en: Chinese Red Pika
- de: Chinesischer Roter Pfeifhase
- es: Pika de Glover

## Countries with the most observations

CN (138)

## Summary

The Chinese red pika (Ochotona erythrotis) is a species of mammal in the family Ochotonidae. Typical of a pika it has short limbs, a small tail and round ears. Specific to the Chinese red pika has distinctive red color in its pelt. The Chinese pika typically lives in rocky terrain at altitudes between 600 and 1200 meters. and is endemic to the East Qinghai, West Gansu and Northern Sichuan provinces of China and Eastern Tibet.

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

## Photo

![Chinese Red Pika](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chinese-red-pika/medium.jpg)

Photo: James Eaton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/207907584

## Machine access

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