
Photo: Анна Васильченко · CC BY 4.0
Ochotona mantchurica
Diet
Grasses and herbaceous plants
Habitat
Rocky slopes, talus and mountain forest edges
Range
Northeastern China and adjoining eastern Russia
The Manchurian pika is a small, round-bodied lagomorph with short limbs, rounded ears and dense brownish-grey fur. It occurs in northeastern China and adjoining eastern Russia. The species occupies rocky slopes, talus and mountain forest edges, sheltering among stones. It feeds on grasses and herbaceous plants and may gather vegetation into hay stores for use outside the growing season. (Wikipedia, general species account)