The genus name Ochotona stems from the Mongolian word for pikas, ochodona. The species name princeps comes from the Latin word for chief, referring to the Chipewyan Indian name for the pika: “little ...
Biodiversity and Conservation 16: 693–706. Smith, A.T. and J.M. Foggin. 1999. The plateau pika (ochotona curzoniae) is a keystone species for biodiversity on the Tibetan Plateau. Animal Conservation 2 ...