(Painting: Laili, Script: Zhang Shijie/ Tianshannet)

The Ili Pika (Ochotona iliensis) is a species under national second-class protection.This species is endemic to China's Xinjiang and is found in alpine meadow habitats at elevations between 300 and 3,500 meters in the central and western Tianshan Mountains.

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