Ochotona (Pika) princeps subsp. princeps Richardson 1828

Ochotona (Pika) princeps subsp. princeps Richardson 1828, Zool. J., 3: 520.

Type Locality: "Rocky Mountains"; restricted by Preble (1908) to "near the sources of Elk (Athabasca) River," [Athabasca Pass, head of Athabasca River, Alberta, Canada].

Synonyms: Ochotona (Pika) princeps subsp. cuppes Bangs 1899; Ochotona (Pika) princeps subsp. goldmani Howell 1924; Ochotona (Pika) princeps subsp. levis Hollister 1912; Ochotona (Pika) princeps subsp. lutescens Howell 1919; Ochotona (Pika) princeps subsp. obscura Long 1965; Ochotona (Pika) princeps subsp. saturata Cowan 1955 .

Discussion: Allozyme studies revealed 4-5 main groups of populations in this species (Hafner and Sullivan, 1995). This name belongs to the Northern Rockies group.