How many different kinds of Pika are there?

Question

How many different kinds of Pika are there?

Answer 1

you do not mean pica do you?

that means the eating of substances not meant as food, and pregnant women do it a lot.

It can be crayons, raw potato, the dirt from potatoes, soap , chalk and a million other things not usually considered edible.

Answer 2

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The name pika (archaically spelled pica) is used for any member of the Ochotonidae, a family within the order of lagomorphs, which also includes the Leporidae (rabbits and hares). One genus, Ochotona, is recognised within the family, and it includes 30 species. Pikas are also called rock rabbits or coneys.

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Subgenus Pika: northern pikas:



Alpine Pika/Altai Pika, Ochotona alpina

Silver Pika, Ochotona argentata

Collared Pika, Ochotona collaris

Hoffmann's Pika, Ochotona hoffmanni

Northern Pika/Siberian Pika, Ochotona hyperborea

Pallas's Pika, Ochotona pallasi

American Pika, Ochotona princeps

Turuchan Pika, Ochotona turuchanensis

Subgenus Ochotona: shrub-steppe pikas:



Gansu Pika/Gray Pika, Ochotona cansus

Plateau Pika/Black-lipped Pika, Ochotona curzoniae

Daurian Pika, Ochotona dauurica

Tsing-ling Pika, Ochotona huangensis

Nubra Pika, Ochotona nubrica

Steppe Pika, Ochotona pusilla

Afghan Pika, Ochotona rufescens

Moupin Pika, Ochotona thibetana

Thomas's Pika, Ochotona thomasi

Subgenus Conothoa: mountain pikas:



Chinese Red Pika, Ochotona erythrotis

Forrest's Pika, Ochotona forresti

Gaoligong Pika, Ochotona gaoligongensis

Glover's Pika, Ochotona gloveri

Himalayan Pika, Ochotona himalayana

Ili Pika, Ochotona iliensis

Kozlov's Pika, Ochotona koslowi

Ladak Pika, Ochotona ladacensis

Large-eared Pika, Ochotona macrotis

Muli Pika, Ochotona muliensis

Black Pika, Ochotona nigritia

Royle's Pika, Ochotona roylei

Turkestan Red Pika, Ochotona rutila