---
title: "Szczekuszka północna"
description: "Ochotona hyperborea — Ssaki. The northern pika (Ochotona hyperborea) is a species of pika found across mountainous regions of northern Asia, from the Ural Mountains to northern Japan and south through Mongolia, Manchuria and northern Korea."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/northern-pika
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Szczekuszka północna

> Ochotona hyperborea — Ssaki. The northern pika (Ochotona hyperborea) is a species of pika found across mountainous regions of northern Asia, from the Ural Mountains to northern Japan and south through Mongolia, Manchuria and northern Korea.

- Scientific name: *Ochotona hyperborea*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Góry)
- iNaturalist observations: 222
- Wikidata: [Q1140811](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1140811)
- iNaturalist taxon: [849664](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/849664)

## Names

- en: Northern Pika
- de: Nördlicher Pfeifhase
- nl: Noordelijke fluithaas
- pl: Szczekuszka północna

## Countries with the most observations

RU (168), JP (19), MN (4)

## Summary

The northern pika (Ochotona hyperborea) is a species of pika found across mountainous regions of northern Asia, from the Ural Mountains to northern Japan and south through Mongolia, Manchuria and northern Korea. An adult northern pika has a body length of 12.5–18.5 centimeters (4.9–7.3 in), and a tail of 0.5–1.2 centimeters (0.20–0.47 in).  The pika sheds its fur twice annually, bearing a reddish-brown coat in the summer and grayish-brown coat in winter. It feeds on various plant material and makes "hay piles" for winter use.

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

## Photo

![Szczekuszka północna](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-pika/medium.jpg)

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/396317562

## Machine access

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