Nubra pika

The Nubra pika (Ochotona nubrica) (Chinese: 奴布拉鼠兔; pinyin: Núbùlā shǔtù) is a species of pika found in Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. It is a small diurnal mammal with a fur coat that changes color across seasons and regions, ranging from gray to brownish red. It has blackish ears with a distinctive pale patch on the back, a very small tail, and a flat, narrow skull. It is closely related to the plateau pika and Sikkim pika, and is widely distributed across the Himalayas. It is among the burrowing species of pika, and eats a variety of plants. This pika's range overlaps with that of the Sikkim pika, one subspecies of Moupin pika, and the large-eared pika. One subspecies of the Nubra pika is restricted to part of the southeastern Tibet Autonomous Region.

The Nubra pika's taxonomy has changed several times over the period from its first description in 1922 up until 1992. It is named for the Nubra valley in Ladakh, India where it was first found. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Chinese authorities list it as a least-concern species; its remoteness makes it hard to study and assess, but also makes it less likely to be threatened by human activity.