Pikas are small Lagomorphs with rounded ears and a small, barely visible tail. Little is known about pikas because they live high in mountains or below ground in deserts. Most mountain dwelling pika species like slopes covered in rock debris from land slides. Although, some species burrow in soft soils. Pikas are usually active during the day and do not hibernate.
Most species are active in the morning and afternoon hours.
They utilize whatever plants are available around their burrows or rock slides. Leaves, stalks, flowers, seeds, shrub twigs, lichens and mosses are utilized. Pikas produce two kinds of feces, like all other Lagomorphs, reingesting a soft green excrement and leaving small pellets behind. In summer months plant collecting for winter months occurs. In winter, the storage is eaten along with bark from nearby trees.