The Northern Pika, Ochotona hyperborea, is a species of pika

Pika

The pika is a small mammal, with short limbs, rounded ears, and short tail. The name pika is used for any member of the Ochotonidae, a family within the order of lagomorphs, which also includes the Leporidae . One genus, Ochotona, is recognised within the family, and it includes 30 species...

 found across northern Asia, from the Ural Mountains

Ural Mountains

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 to northern Japan

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 and south through Mongolia

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, Manchuria

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, and northern Korea

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. An adult Northern Pika has a body length of 12.7-18.6 centimeters, and a tail of .5-1.2 centimeters. The pika sheds its fur twice annually, bearing a reddish-brown coat in the summer and grayish-brown in the winter.

There are several subspecies of this pika:

• Ochotona hyperborea cinereoflava
• Ochotona hyperborea coreana
• Ochotona hyperborea ferruginea
• Ochotona hyperborea mantchurica
• Ochotona hyperborea normalis
• Ochotona hyperborea uralesis
• Ochotona hyperborea yesoensis
• Ochotona hyperborea yoshikurai