Collared Pika
Ochotona collaris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderLagomorpha (Lagomorphs)
- FamilyOchotonidae (Pikas)
- GenusOchotona (Pikas)
- SpeciesOchotona collaris (Collared Pika)
Closest Relatives at Denali National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Nahanni National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Collared Pika in Denali National Park?
About 25% of visitor-days record a Collared Pika sighting in Denali National Park, based on 61 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Collared Pika in Denali National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Collared Pika in Denali National Park in our monthly data.