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--> FAMILY Ochotonidae
--> GENUS Ochotona
--> SUBGENUS Ochotona
SPECIES Ochotona (Ochotona) rufescens
| Author: | Gray, 1842. | | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., [ser. 1], 10: 266. | | Common Name: | Afghan Pika | | Type Locality: | "India, Cabul, Rocky Hills near Baker Tomb at about 6000 or 8000 feet [ca. 1829 or 2438 m] elevation" [Baber's (?) Tomb, Kabul, Afghanistan]. | | Distribution: | Afghanistan, Baluchistan (Pakistan), Iran, Armenia, and SW Turkmenistan. | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc); considered a crop pest and controlled in parts of its range (A. T. Smith et al., 1990). | | Comments: | Subgenus Ochotona. Includes seiana; see A. T. Smith et al. (1990) and comments under O. curzoniae. |
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