Ochotona princeps (American pika)
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Lagomorpha |
| Family | Ochotonidae |
| Genus | Ochotona |
| Species | Ochotona princeps |
| Common | American pika |
| Diet | herbivore, stores plants for winter |
| Habitat | high elevation, boulder fields and rock outcrops |
| Description | Small than most rabbits, round ears, hind legs not noticeably larger than front, tail very small (absent). |
| Skull Characteristics | No supraorbital process; maxilla less fenestrated than rabbits and hares. Skull small and flattened, with long projections from the back of the zygomatic arch. |
| Notes | Links to more species information:
Smithsonian Animal Diversity Web |