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title: "Daurian Pika"
description: "Ochotona dauurica — Mammiferi. The Daurian pika (Ochotona dauurica) is a small relative of rabbits and hares in the order Lagomorpha."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/daurian-pika
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Daurian Pika

> Ochotona dauurica — Mammiferi. The Daurian pika (Ochotona dauurica) is a small relative of rabbits and hares in the order Lagomorpha.

- Scientific name: *Ochotona dauurica*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi), `mountains` (Montagne)
- iNaturalist observations: 149
- Wikidata: [Q1173034](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1173034)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43178](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43178)

## Names

- en: Daurian Pika
- de: Daurischer Pfeifhase
- es: Pika de Dauria
- fr: Pika de Daourie
- nl: Daurische fluithaas

## Countries with the most observations

RU (76), MN (27)

## Summary

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…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Gustav Mützel · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ochotona_daurica.jpg

## Machine access

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