---
title: "Steppe Pika"
description: "Ochotona pusilla — Mammiferi. The steppe pika (Ochotona pusilla) is a small mammal of the pika family, Ochotonidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/steppe-pika
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Steppe Pika

> Ochotona pusilla — Mammiferi. The steppe pika (Ochotona pusilla) is a small mammal of the pika family, Ochotonidae.

- Scientific name: *Ochotona pusilla*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi)
- iNaturalist observations: 71
- Wikidata: [Q587278](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q587278)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43175](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43175)

## Names

- en: Steppe Pika
- de: Steppenpfeifhase
- fr: Pika des steppes
- nl: Dwergfluithaas
- pl: Szczekuszka malutka

## Countries with the most observations

RU (68)

## Summary

The steppe pika (Ochotona pusilla) is a small mammal of the pika family, Ochotonidae. It is found in the steppes of southern Russia and northern Kazakhstan.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ochotona_pusilla.tif

## Machine access

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