The Status of Nepal's Mammals: The National Red List Series - IUCN

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140) Ochotona lama (Mitchell & Punzo, 1975)
Common Names
Lama’s Pika (English); Lama Thute Kharayo (Nepali)
Species Description
Brown-ochre fur interdispersed with black hairs,
flanks straw grey, belly slightly yellow. Ears have a
small white margin and a black spot at their apex.
Vibrissae are black basally and white apically. Base
of all the hairs are black. Feet are yellow-ochre with
black soles.
Species Ecology
The habitat and ecology of this species is not well
known.
Conservation status
Global: Not Evaluated
National: Data Deficient
Rationale for assessment: There is insufficient
information available to make an accurate
assessment of the extinction risk of this species in
Nepal. The taxonomy of this species is debatable as
some consider this only a subspecies of Ochotona
roylei.
Legal Status
National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 2029
(1973). This species occurs within a protected area.
National Distribution
This species was first described in Nepal by Mitchell
and Punzo (1975). It has been recorded from Lupra,
Bathang and Jomsom of Mustang District.
Distribution outside Nepal
Unknown.
References
Mitchell and Punzo 1975, Inskipp 1988, Baral and Shah 2008.
141) Ochotona macrotis (Günther, 1875)
Common Names
Large-eared Pika (English); Lamkane Thutekharayo
(Nepali)
Synonyms
Lagomys macrotis (Gunther, 1875); Lagomys auritus,
Lagomys griseus (Blanford, 1875); Ochotona roylei
baltina (Thomas, 1922); Ochotona wollastoni
(Thomas and Hinton 1922)
Species Description
Small pikas are often mistaken with the more
common Royle’s Pika. Pale brown-grey with an ochre
tinge, head and front are a paler russet, ears slightly
broader and are made conspicuous by the long hairs
inside them.
Species Ecology
The Large-eared Pika is a rock-dwelling species