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 | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Lagomorpha |
| Family: | Ochotonidae |
| Genus: | Ochotona |
| Species: | O. syrinx |
| Binomial name | |
| Ochotona syrinx Thomas, 1911 | |
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| 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.
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Bibliography
- Alves, Paulo C.; Ferrand, Nuno; Hacklände, Klaus, eds. (2008). Lagomorph Biology: Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation. Springer. p. 308. ISBN 978-3-540-72446-9.
Further reading
- Yu, Ning & Zheng, Changlin (2012). "A revision of the huanghe pika Ochotona huangensis (Matschie, 1907)". Acta Theriologica Sinica (in Chinese). 12 (3): 175–182.
- Vakurin, Alexey A.; Korablev, Vladimir P.; Xue-Long, Jiang & Grigor'eva, Tat'iana V. (2012). "The chromosomes of Tsing-Ling pika, Ochotona huangensis Matschie, 1908 (Lagomorpha, Ochotonidae)". Comparative Cytogenetics. 6 (4): 347–358. doi:10.3897/CompCytogen.v6i4.3183. PMC 3834567. PMID 24260675. Retrieved 30 April 2015.