Thomas's Pika

Thomas's pika is a small, monotypic member of the pika family. Its upper fur changes seasonally, appearing reddish brown in summer and mouse grey in winter. The species was formally described in 1948 and named for the British mammalogist Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas. It resembles the Gansu pika but has a smaller skull and narrower cheek bones. (Wikipedia, general species account)

A generalist herbivore, Thomas's pika occurs on isolated peaks of the eastern Qilian Mountains. Its documented Chinese range covers Qinghai, Gansu and northwestern Sichuan. The opened account did not provide a more precise habitat description, measurements or reproductive information, so those details are omitted rather than inferred from other pika species. (Wikipedia, general species account)