Ochotona (Conothoa) iliensis Li and Ma 1986

Ochotona (Conothoa) iliensis Li and Ma 1986, Acta Zool. Sinica, 32: 375.

Type Locality: "Tienshan Mountain [Borokhoro Shan], Nilka [County], Xinjiang, China, alt. 3200 m." .

Vernacular Names: Ili Pika.

Distribution: Known only from the type locality (Li et al., 1988).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable; but may be critically endangered (Formozov, 1997; Li Weidong, pers. comm).

Discussion: Subgenus Conothoa . Perhaps related to the roylei-macrotis group (Yu and Zheng, 1992 a), or to the erythrotis group; poorly known.