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Collared pika

Ochotona collaris · Small game

Collared pika (Ochotona collaris): Small (about 160 g) with short round ears and no visible tail. Grey back, creamy-white belly. This profile does not establish whether taking it is legal anywhere.

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Scientific name
Ochotona collaris
Family
Ochotonidae
In North America
Native
Range
Central and southeastern Alaska, Yukon-Tanana uplands, Richardson Mountains (Yukon/NWT) and northwestern British Columbia.
Biology

How to identify it

Small (about 160 g) with short round ears and no visible tail. [1]

Grey back, creamy-white belly. [1]

Pale collar patch on nape and shoulders. [1]

Creamy-buff patch over the facial gland separates it from American pika. [1]

Compared with the american pika: Lacks the collar and buff facial-gland patch (source says differs mainly in fur colouration). [1]

Field notes

  • Identification Confirm a collared pika before you act. Compared with the american pika: Lacks the collar and buff facial-gland patch (source says differs mainly in fur colouration).[1]
Field knowledge

Where it lives

Alpine and subalpine talus slopes and rock slides, favouring southwest-facing slopes. [1]

Field knowledge

How it behaves

Diurnal, solitary and territorial [1]

Call is a single piercing 'ank' or 'ink' audible for hundreds of yards [1]

Gathers vegetation into haypiles under rocks for winter; may steal from neighbours [1]

Regulatory handoff

Where it is listed for legal take

These authorities list this species for legal take in their own regulations.

Where legal take is listed

Being listed is not an open season. Seasons, zones, licences, methods and limits decide whether this animal may be taken on a given day and place — check Hunt or the authority before you go. Listings read 2026-09-30.

Geospatial intelligence

Where it is found

Central and southeastern Alaska, Yukon-Tanana uplands, Richardson Mountains (Yukon/NWT) and northwestern British Columbia.

Biology

Sources

Every claim above is attributed to one of these published sources.

  1. BIOLOGICALCollared Pika

    Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology · reviewed 2026-09-30

    Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology