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title: "Grootoorfluithaas"
description: "Ochotona roylii — Zoogdieren. Royle's pika (Ochotona roylii), also called the Himalayan hare or hui shutu, is a species of pika."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/himalayan-pika
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grootoorfluithaas

> Ochotona roylii — Zoogdieren. Royle's pika (Ochotona roylii), also called the Himalayan hare or hui shutu, is a species of pika.

- Scientific name: *Ochotona roylii*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `mountains` (Bergen)
- iNaturalist observations: 400
- Wikidata: [Q1762352](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1762352)
- iNaturalist taxon: [850028](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/850028)

## Names

- en: Himalayan Pika
- de: Himalayapfeifhase
- es: Pica de Royle
- fr: Pika de Royle
- nl: Grootoorfluithaas

## Countries with the most observations

IN (108), NP (78), CN (23), PK (11), BT (10)

## Summary

Royle's pika (Ochotona roylii), also called the Himalayan hare or hui shutu, is a species of pika. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan.

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

## Photo

![Grootoorfluithaas](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/himalayan-pika/medium.jpg)

Photo: Toby Holman · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/363738276

## Machine access

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