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Ochotona spelaea (Owen, 1846)

Cave pika

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Lagomys spelaeus Owen, 1846

 

Conservation Status

Extinct

Last record: Late Pleistocene

 

Distribution

England & Belgium

 

Anatomy & Morphology

 

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

Owen, Richard. (1846). History of British fossil mammals and birds. London: J. Van Voorst.

 

Other references:

Rabiniak, Emilia et al. (2023). Late Pleistocene and Holocene pikas (Mammalia, Lagomorpha) from Europe and the validity of Ochotona spelaea: New insights based on mtDNA analysis. Palaeontologia Electronica 26(1): a3. https://doi.org/10.26879/1241

 

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