| Tsing-ling pika | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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) | |
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.
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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.
