American Pika

American Pika

Ochotona princeps

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Grand Teton National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
50–60
Jul
70–80
Aug
50–60
Sep
40–50
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
2 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
3 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
4 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
5 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
6 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
7 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
8 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
9 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a American Pika in Grand Teton National Park?

About 47% of visitor-days record a American Pika sighting in Grand Teton National Park, based on 244 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American Pika in Grand Teton National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for American Pika in Grand Teton National Park in our monthly data.

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