cites endangerment: not included entry into force: 1997 iucn endangerment: Endangered entry into force: 1996 iucn endangerment: en b1 +2 abd entry into force: 2003 National protection: not included in the entry into force: 1989 China Red Data Book of Endangered Animals Level: Rare entry into force: 1996
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Distribution of information
Mainly in the provinces: Xinjiang Distributed in the following protected areas: Altun Distributed in the following mountain lakes: Altun Kunlun Mountains - East Lake aqqikkol
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Recognition feature
One of the major species of the genus Body Department, body length of about 200mm, weighing 150-180g. Lip around the black-brown. Large eyes. Ears short and round, with a length not exceeding 30mm, yellow-white or pale yellow ears back. Short forelimbs, hind legs longer, no tail. Body above pale coat black or light brown, gray or yellowish white below. Distribution of endemic species of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Recorded in northern Tibet, Xinjiang and Qinghai southeast border region of the Northwest, the Kunlun Mountains in the eastern North Slope about. 1984 in the Kunlun Mountains north bank aqqikkol T port (88 ° 11'e; 37 ° 09 ') obtained seven specimens (4 males, 3 females) (Zheng Changlin, 1986; 1989).
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Habitat and Habits
Perched at an altitude of 4200m above the alpine meadows and alpine grassland desertification, the dominant plants of Stipa, feather column Stipa, hard-leaf sedge and cushion Ceratoides so on. Gregarious daytime camp activities, the annual breeding 1-2 tires.
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Population status
Keshi, also known as sudden cranial pika pika, Russia is the first officer who found Love Coates named. It is another type of non-non-murine animal rabbit, rat rabbit families, mainly eat weeds. From the available data indicate that its range is very limited in the world, in China, mainly in the East Kunlun Mountains area. Keshi pika is available in more than twenty species of pikas oldest legacy species. Since the discovery in 1884 as a new species, only two specimens of foreign saving, nearly a hundred years without a new record. 1984 regained seven specimens, but the population density and distribution is unknown. Known distribution of not more than 10 km2. Risk factors caused the species found in the fossil Keshi pikas in Beijing Zhoukoudian Pleistocene strata, now confined to the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau very narrow strip of the Kunlun Mountains, the distribution narrow and primitive skull features, is considered existing 20 kinds of pikas oldest relic left over species (Ma Ming et al, 1995), and its development has become a recession, it is considered to be on the verge of extinction of species. Keshi pikas 1884 first discovered in China's Xinjiang and Tibet junction. After a century, the researchers did not find it again trail. In animal academia, think it has become extinct or endangered. In fact, in this century, and it is not the first appearance, but because it is mistaken for other species will not cause everyone's attention. According to the experts, said Keshi pikas toward recession is mainly due to further deterioration of the natural environment, they pose a threat to survival. 1990 IUCN as endangered to threatened species level. In 1998, the Coriolis pika has been listed as "China on the verge of animal Redbook", was China as rare species level. However, due to the limited number of species distribution and the international academic community has expressed doubts about the existence of the species. Currently, Coriolis pika research is almost zero, the Xinjiang discovery Keshi pika, no doubt a shock to the international academic community.
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Existing protection measures
1984 has been included in the region received record "Altun Mountain Nature Reserve." But domestic feel protected animals not included in the directory. The International iucn / ssc Conservation Action Plan lagomorphs expert group be included in the protected object.
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Protection measures
1, in view of the kind of information a few are blank, Survey research should be conducted to facilitate the formulation of appropriate policies and measures to protect; 2, based on the survey results, should be determined in the discovery area to take certain protective measures. The area of habitat has been severely damaged, we must strengthen the management of the region (champman, et al, 1990.); 3, a very narrow distribution of this species, the small number of rare animals is probably more ancient legacy of the species, should strengthen research (李德浩 et al, 1989), such as population ecology, the number of control factors.
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Endangered Information
CITES endangered: not included entry into force: 1997 IUCN Red Level: Endangered entry into force: 1996 IUCN Red Level: EN B1 +2 abd entry into force: 2003 National protection: not included in the entry into force: 1989 China Red Data Book of Endangered Animals Level: Rare entry into force: 1996