The Diversity of Lowland Representatives of the Highest-Altitude Mammals: The Elusive Pikas of the Subgenus Alienauroa

	The Diversity of Lowland Representatives of the Highest-Altitude Mammals: The Elusive Pikas of the Subgenus Alienauroa
	Lissovsky, AA; Pan, X; Shakula, G; Jiang, XL; Lu, L; Liu, SY; Ge, DY
	2026
发表期刊	Zool. Scr.
ISSN	0300-3256
摘要	The pikas of the subgenus Alienauroa were discovered merely 25 years ago, with the principal diversity of this group described only in 2017. This study integrates genomic, morphological, and distributional data from all specimens collected to date to advance the understanding of phylogeny, taxonomy, and distribution within these pika species. Our analyses delineate four distinct species: O. syrinx, O. sacraria, O. huanglongensis, and O. flatcalvariam. The entire group is restricted to a limited geographic area situated between the Huanghe and Yangtze rivers. All species exhibit strict ecological association with dark coniferous forests. Two sister species, O. syrinx and O. sacraria, display disjunct distributions and significant genetic divergence, indicative of relict range fragmentation. In contrast, the second sister pair, O. huanglongensis and O. flatcalvariam, exhibit restricted distributions and lower levels of genetic variation. The species generally demonstrate allopatric distribution, with the exception of O. syrinx and O. sacraria in the Qinling and Dabashan mountains, where they exhibit sympatry.
收录类别	SCIE
语种	英语
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.kiz.ac.cn/handle/152453/14873
专题	科研部门_兽类生态与进化（蒋学龙）
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Lissovsky, AA,Pan, X,Shakula, G,et al. The Diversity of Lowland Representatives of the Highest-Altitude Mammals: The Elusive Pikas of the Subgenus Alienauroa[J]. Zool. Scr.,2026.
APA	Lissovsky, AA.,Pan, X.,Shakula, G.,Jiang, XL.,Lu, L.,...&Ge, DY.(2026).The Diversity of Lowland Representatives of the Highest-Altitude Mammals: The Elusive Pikas of the Subgenus Alienauroa.Zool. Scr..
MLA	Lissovsky, AA,et al."The Diversity of Lowland Representatives of the Highest-Altitude Mammals: The Elusive Pikas of the Subgenus Alienauroa".Zool. Scr. (2026).

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