Ochotonidae (Pikas) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

Ochotona pallasi

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC

Ochotona princeps

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Ochotona collaris

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Ochotona roylii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~30%

May

~40%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~60%

Aug

~60%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Pikas

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 16 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1 of 4	~80%
	Mongolian Pika			~80%
2	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~50%
	American Pika			~50%
3	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~50%
	American Pika			~50%
4	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~50%
	American Pika			~50%
5	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~40%
	Collared Pika			~40%
6	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~40%
	American Pika			~40%
7	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~40%
	American Pika			~40%
8	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~30%
	American Pika			~30%
9	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~30%
	Collared Pika			~30%
10	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 4	~20%
	Himalayan Pika			~20%
11	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~20%
	American Pika			~20%
12	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~20%
	American Pika			~20%