The Tsing-ling pika (Ochotona syrinx) is a species of pika endemic to the mountains in Central China.[2] It inhabits mountainous forests and shrublands. It is a poorly known species.

Tsing-ling pika
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Ochotonidae
Genus: Ochotona
Species:
O. syrinx
Binomial name
Ochotona syrinx
Thomas, 1911
Tsing-ling pika range
Synonyms

Ochotona dauurica huangensis (Matschie, 1908)

It is a rarely found, one of the six pika species endemic to central China, although the taxonomy of these is in flux, with no true population studies.[3][a] The name "Tsing-ling" derives from an old transliteration of "Qinling", the name of the mountains that it inhabits.

References

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  1. ^ Smith, A.T. & Lissovsky, A. (2016). "Ochotona syrinx". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T87948175A87948187. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T87948175A87948187.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Ochotona syrinx O. Thomas, 1911". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  3. ^ a b Alves, Ferrand & Hacklände 2008, p. 308.

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  1. ^ The other five species are Thomas's pika (Ochotona thomasi), Forrest's pika (Ochotona forresti), Gaoligong pika (Ochotona gaoligongensis), Muli pika (Ochotona muliensis), and Black pika (Ochotona nigritia).[3]


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