Sighting of Royle’s Pika <Ochotona roylei> Ogilby, 1839 (Mammalia: Lagomorpha: Ochotonidae) in Kishtwar District, Jammu & Kashmir, India
A Royle’s Pika (Ochotona roylei) was observed during a biodiversity survey in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, confirming its presence in the region. This sighting underscores the ecological importance of understudied Himalayan habitats and highlights the need for further research on the species’ distribution, conservation status, and response to climate change.
Authors
- Kaleem Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5555-2310)
- Umar Mushtaq
Institutions
- Aligarh Muslim University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Threatened Taxa
- Published
- 2025-07-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.9948.17.7.27300-27302
- Primary Topic
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Aligarh Muslim University