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The Muli pika (Ochotona muliensis) is a species of mammal in the family Ochotonidae. The species' natural habitat is the palearctic, specifically the Yunnan Plateau subtropical evergreen forest ecoregion of the Sichuan province in China. Localized to the region’s general altitude of 3600 meters, the Muli pika is rarely encountered.[2] The small population size and restricted habitat of the Muli pika likely threaten the species. The Muli pika is considered extant.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Lagomorpha |
| Family: | Ochotonidae |
| Genus: | Ochotona |
| Species: | O. muliensis
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| Ochotona muliensis Pen & Feng, 1962
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The Muli pika is one of the six pika species endemic to central China, with no true population studies.[4][a]
References
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edit- ^ The other five species are the Forrest's pika Thomas's pika (Ochotona thomasi),Forrest's pika (Ochotona forresti), the Gaoligong pika (Ochotona gaoligongensis), the Tsing-ling pika (Ochotona huangensis), and the Black pika (Ochotona nigritia).[4]
- ^ Smith, A.T. & Johnston, C.H. (2008). "Ochotona muliensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of data deficient.
- ^ Chapman, Joseph (1990). "Rabbits, hares and pikas : status survey and conservation action plan". IUCN (IV): 168.
- ^ Myhrvold, Nathan (2015). "An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles". Ecology. 96 (11): 3109. doi:10.1890/15-0846R.1.
- ^ a b Alves, Ferrand & Hacklände 2008, p. 308.
Bibliography
edit- Alves, Paulo C.; Ferrand, Nuno; Hacklände, Klaus, eds. (2008). Lagomorph Biology: Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation. Springer. p. 308. ISBN 978-3-540-72446-9.
- Chapman, Joseph (1990). "Rabbits, hares and pikas : status survey and conservation action plan". IUCN (IV): 168.
- Myhrvold, Nathan (2015). "An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles". Ecology. 96 (11): 3109. doi:10.1890/15-0846R.1.
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