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Ochotona (Conothoa) roylii (Ogilby, 1839)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ochotona (Conothoa) roylii (Ogilby, 1839)
- Name authority
- (Ogilby, 1839)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Lagomorpha
- Family
- Ochotonidae
- Genus
- Ochotona
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderLagomorpha Brandt, 1855
- familyOchotonidae Thomas, 1897
- genusOchotona Link, 1795
- subgenusConothoa Lyon, 1904
- speciesOchotona (Conothoa) roylii (Ogilby, 1839)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ochotona. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine PikaOchotona (Pika) alpina (Pallas, 1773) | OchotonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gansu PikaOchotona (Ochotona) cansus Lyon, 1907 | OchotonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-lipped PikaOchotona (Ochotona) curzoniae (Hodgson, 1858) | OchotonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Forrest's PikaOchotona (Conothoa) forresti Thomas, 1923 | OchotonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Glover's PikaOchotona (Conothoa) gloveri Thomas, 1922 | OchotonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Northern PikaOchotona (Pika) hyperborea (Pallas, 1811) | OchotonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Large-eared PikaOchotona (Conothoa) macrotis (Günther, 1875) | OchotonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ochotona (Pika) mantchurica Thomas, 1909 | OchotonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nubra PikaOchotona (Ochotona) nubrica Thomas, 1922 | OchotonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ochotona (Pika) opaca Argyropulo, 1939 | OchotonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mongolian PikaOchotona (Pika) pallasi (Gray, 1867) | OchotonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Little PikaOchotona (Lagotona) pusilla (Pallas, 1769) | OchotonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Ochotona roylei (Ogilby, 1839) (Ogilby, 1839) | synonym |
| Lagomys roylii Ogilby, 1839 Ogilby, 1839 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1089996 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:7W4BD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.