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Plateau pika

Ochotona curzoniae

Description:

The plateau pika is one of the most common mammals on the Tibetan plateau. As a lagomorph, it does not hibernate in winter - and thus serves as key source of food for many predators, both summer and winter. It is a keystone species. Also known as the black lipped pika.

Habitat:

Alpine meadow and steppe of the Tibetan plateau

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MarcFoggin

青海, Paracel Islands

Spotted on Sep 4, 2008
Submitted on Nov 5, 2013

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