American pika

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q469908
American pika
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American pika

Summary

American pika is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,672 views/month, #1,439 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • American pika's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • American pika is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • American pika's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • American pika is classified within Pika[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, American pika is Ochotona princeps[7].
  • American pika's Commons category is recorded as Ochotona princeps[8].
  • American pika's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ochotona princeps[9].
  • American pika's Commons gallery is recorded as Ochotona princeps[10].
  • American pika's taxon synonym is recorded as Lagomys schisticeps[11].
  • American pika's has characteristic is recorded as viviparity[12].
  • American pika's short name is recorded as O. princeps[13].
  • American pika is commonly known as American pika[14].
  • American pika is commonly known as American Pika[15].
  • American pika is commonly known as Cony[16].
  • American pika is commonly known as Little Chief Hare[17].
  • American pika is commonly known as Rock Rabbit[18].
  • American pika is commonly known as Whistling Hare[19].
  • American pika is commonly known as Amerikanischer Pfeifhase[20].
  • American pika is commonly known as ameriška pika[21].
  • American pika's mass is recorded as {'amount': '+148.5'}[22].
  • American pika's gestation period is recorded as {'amount': '+30.5'}[23].
  • American pika's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'amount': '+7'}[24].
  • American pika's sequenced genome URL is recorded as http://www.ensembl.org/Ochotona_princeps[25].
  • American pika's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[26].
  • American pika's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, American pika is Ochotona princeps[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Pika[6]. Recorded taxon common name include it[14], Cony[16], Little Chief Hare[17], Rock Rabbit[18], Whistling Hare[19], and Amerikanischer Pfeifhase[20].

Identifiers

American pika's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43188[28]. American pika's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9978[29]. American pika's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 133021[30]. American pika's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2436982[31]. American pika's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180109[32].

Why It Matters

American pika ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,672 views/month, #1,439 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  29. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Jfpierce · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → viviparity
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1552]]: [[Q120446]]"
  2. 5w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → American pika, American Pika, Cony +5
    Interlingual index id → i47791
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 02331472-n
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47826|batch #47826]]: OEWN"
  3. 17w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → species
    Litter size → {'amount': '+3'}
    Instance of → —
    Gestation period → {'amount': '+30.5'}
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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