---
title: "Pallas's Pika"
description: "Ochotona pallasii — Mammals. Pallas's pika (Ochotona pallasi), also known as the Mongolian pika, is a species of small mammals in the pika family, Ochotonidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/pallas-s-pika
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pallas's Pika

> Ochotona pallasii — Mammals. Pallas's pika (Ochotona pallasi), also known as the Mongolian pika, is a species of small mammals in the pika family, Ochotonidae.

- Scientific name: *Ochotona pallasii*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Mountains)
- iNaturalist observations: 504
- Wikidata: [Q1765269](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1765269)
- iNaturalist taxon: [850031](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/850031)

## Names

- en: Pallas's Pika
- de: Mongolischer Pfeifhase
- es: Ochotona pallasi
- fr: Ochotona pallasi
- it: Ochotona pallasi
- nl: Mongoolse fluithaas
- pt: Ochotona pallasi
- pl: Ochotona pallasi

## Countries with the most observations

MN (187), RU (123)

## Summary

Pallas's pika (Ochotona pallasi), also known as the Mongolian pika, is a species of small mammals in the pika family, Ochotonidae. It is found mainly in the mountains of western Mongolia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallas%27s_pika

## Photo

![Pallas's Pika](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pallas-s-pika/medium.jpg)

Photo: James Eaton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/198783918

## Machine access

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