Ochotona gaoligongensis

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	LAGOMORPHA	OCHOTONIDAE

Scientific Name:

Ochotona gaoligongensis

Species Authority:

Wang, Gong & Duan, 1988

Common Name/s:

English

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Gaoligong Pika

Taxonomic Notes:

There are no recognized subspecies of Ochotona gaoligongensis (Hoffmann and Smith 2005). This form may be a sister taxa or possibly a synonym of O. forresti (Hoffmann and Smith 2005).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Data Deficient ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

Smith, A.T. & Johnston, C.H.

Evaluator/s:

Boyer, A.F. & Johnston, C.H. (Lagomorph Red List Authority)

Justification:
Assigning a threat category is not possible at this time, as very little is known about Ochotona gaoligongensis. This species is known only from specimens collected by locals. O. gaoligongensis is regionally listed as EN A1c; B1ab(iii) in China (Wang and Xie 2004). This suggests that when data become available, the species will require classification under a threatened category.

History:

1996	–	Data Deficient
1994	–	Indeterminate (IUCN)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Ochotona gaoligongensis has a restricted distribution (Smith and Xie 2008). This species is only known from Mount Gaoligong, northwest Yunnan Province in China (Smith et al. 1990). O. gaoligongensis is thought to be endemic to China, but may occur in Myanmar (Smith and Xie 2008). It can be found at approximately 3,000 m in elevation (Smith and Xie 2008).
Countries:	Native: China (Yunnan)
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	There are no conclusive data on the population status of Ochotona gaoligongensis. It is speculated that it the species is rare based on preliminary investigations (Smith et al. 1990).
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	There is little information regarding this species of pika (Smith and Xie 2008). Ochotona gaoligongensis occurs in talus and rocky habitat in forested areas (Smith et al. 1990). The total length of this species is 16.5-17.0 cm (Smith and Xie 2008).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The threats to this species are not known.

Major Threat(s):

The threats to this species are not known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species likely occurs in Gaoligongshan Nature Reserve. Little is known about the behavior, ecology, reproduction of Ochotona gaoligongensis (Smith et al. 1990) and the actual distribution is uncertain (Smith and Xie 2008). Research in these areas should be undertaken. This species has been regionally assessed as Endangered, in China, under criteria A1c; B1ab(iii) (Wang and Xie 2004).

Conservation Actions:

This species likely occurs in Gaoligongshan Nature Reserve. Little is known about the behavior, ecology, reproduction of Ochotona gaoligongensis (Smith et al. 1990) and the actual distribution is uncertain (Smith and Xie 2008). Research in these areas should be undertaken. This species has been regionally assessed as Endangered, in China, under criteria A1c; B1ab(iii) (Wang and Xie 2004).

Citation:	Smith, A.T. & Johnston, C.H. 2008. Ochotona gaoligongensis. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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