| Korean pika | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Lagomorpha |
| Family: | Ochotonidae |
| Genus: | Ochotona |
| Species: | O. coreana |
| Binomial name | |
| Ochotona coreana | |
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| Korean pika range | |
TheKorean pika (Ochotona coreana) (Korean: 우는토끼 or "Crying rabbit"),[2] also known as theKorean piping hare,[3] is a species ofmammal in the familyOchotonidae. It is found in the mountainous northern regions ofNorth Korea and parts of theChangbai Mountains inJilin. It is rated as adata deficient species on theInternational Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Endangered Species,[1] and very little is known about it; much of its behavior and ecology is assumed to be similar to the closely relatednorthern pika.[3]
The Korean pika as it was first identified byJoel Asaph Allen andRoy Chapman Andrews was independent of any other species,[4] but later treatments referred to it asO. hyperborea coreana, a subspecies of the northern pika.[3] A 2014 review of the molecular biology ofOchotona led to it being considered an independent species once again.[5]
The Korean pika has no subspecies.[3]
