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--> FAMILY Ochotonidae
--> GENUS Ochotona
--> SUBGENUS Pika
--> SPECIES princeps
SUBSPECIES Ochotona (Pika) princeps princeps
| Author: | Richardson, 1828. | | Citation: | Zool. J., 3: 520. | | Type Locality: | "Rocky Mountains"; restricted by Preble (1908) to "near the sources of Elk (Athabasca) River," [Athabasca Pass, head of Athabasca River, Alberta, Canada]. | | Comments: | Allozyme studies revealed 4-5 main groups of populations in this species (Hafner and Sullivan, 1995). This name belongs to the Northern Rockies group. |
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cuppes Bangs, 1899
goldmani Howell, 1924
levis Hollister, 1912
lutescens Howell, 1919
obscura Long, 1965
saturata Cowan, 1955
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