Ochotona (Ochotona) rufescens Gray 1842

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Lagomorpha, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 185-211 : 192

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scientific name	Ochotona (Ochotona) rufescens Gray 1842
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Ochotona (Ochotona) rufescens Gray 1842 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 1, 10: 266.

Type Locality: " India, Cabul, Rocky Hills near Baker Tomb at about 6000 or 8000 feet [ca. 1829 or 2438 m] elevation" [Baber's (?) Tomb, Kabul, Afghanistan].

Vernacular Names: Afghan Pika.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Ochotona (Ochotona) rufescens subsp. rufescens Gray 1842

Subspecies Ochotona (Ochotona) rufescens subsp. regina Thomas 1911

Subspecies Ochotona (Ochotona) rufescens subsp. shukurovoi Heptner 1961

Distribution: Afghanistan, Baluchistan ( Pakistan), Iran, Armenia, and SW Turkmenistan.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc); considered a crop pest and controlled in parts of its range (A. T. Smith et al., 1990).

Discussion: Subgenus Ochotona . Includes seiana; see A. T. Smith et al. (1990) and comments under O. curzoniae .