#0245 · 🦊 mammals

American Pika

🇳🇱 Noord-Amerikaanse Fluithaas ·Ochotona princeps

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

The American pika ( Ochotona princeps ), a diurnal species of pika, is found in the mountains of western North America, usually in boulder fields at or above the tree line. They are herbivorous, smaller relatives of rabbits and hares.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 14,526iNaturalist observations
weight 150 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
14,526 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 150 g.
Scientifically named by John Richardson in 1828 (198 years ago).

fact sheet

English: American Pika
Nederlands: Noord-Amerikaanse Fluithaas
scientific name: Ochotona princeps
class: Mammalia
order: Lagomorpha
family: Ochotonidae
IUCN Red List: LC · least concern
sightings in NL: 0
sightings worldwide: 14,526
GBIF records in NL: 0
weight: 150 g
length: —
lifespan: —
named: 1828 by John Richardson

IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 43188, Wikidata Q469908, GBIF 2436982, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.