Ochotona (Ochotona) rufescens Gray 1842

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 .