Oregon mammals

American Pika in Oregon

Ochotona princeps

Native to Oregon S2 Imperiled in Oregon

Not listed as nonindigenous in Oregon by USGS NAS; native to its Oregon range.

IUCN Red List status

LC – Least Concern

Widespread and abundant; not at risk.

Photo: Frédéric Dulude-de Broin · CC BY-SA 4.0American pika perched on a talus rock with a mouthful of alpine wildflowersPhoto: James St. John · CC BY 2.0American pika perched atop a lichen-covered talus boulderPhoto: sevenstar · Public domainAmerican pika standing on rock with a blade of grass in its mouthPhoto: Vaughn Michael Shirey · CC0American pika camouflaged among granite talus bouldersPhoto: Hunter Hickok · CC BY 4.0American pika hopping between rocks with a mouthful of grass

Photo: Frédéric Dulude-de Broin · CC BY-SA 4.0American pika perched on a talus rock with a mouthful of alpine wildflowersPhoto: James St. John · CC BY 2.0American pika perched atop a lichen-covered talus boulderPhoto: sevenstar · Public domainAmerican pika standing on rock with a blade of grass in its mouthPhoto: Vaughn Michael Shirey · CC0American pika camouflaged among granite talus bouldersPhoto: Hunter Hickok · CC BY 4.0American pika hopping between rocks with a mouthful of grass

American Pika in Oregon, by the numbers

Common in Oregon 38th most recorded of 178 mammals logged in Oregon

780 occurrence records

460 with iNaturalist photos

Jul 11, 2026 Last seen in Oregon

Records from 2000–2026.

780 total records count every Oregon occurrence from GBIF and iNaturalist; the map plots a georeferenced sample of 300.

When to look for the American Pika in Oregon

Most sightings fall in July to August.

780 Oregon occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) by month of year, 2000–2026. Shows when the species is recorded, not a guarantee of presence.

Monthly Oregon records (table)

Month	Records
January	1
February	0
March	5
April	9
May	35
June	94
July	242
August	268
September	82
October	40
November	4
December	0

Monthly american pika occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) in Oregon, 2000–2026.

Seasonality

Year-round in Oregon, with recorded sightings peaking in July–August.

Occurrence map

Where American Pika has been recorded in Oregon

300 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

300 Oregon records mapped

Notable places to look

Park, forest, or monument	iNaturalist records
Eagle Cap Wilderness	99
Crater Lake National Park	35
Cascade Range	20
Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness	19
Mount Hood Wilderness	19
Mount Jefferson Wilderness	15
Mt. Hood National Forest	14
Newberry National Volcanic Monument	13

Protected places with the most american pika sightings, from the USGS Protected Areas Database plus named mountain ranges, good spots to look, not a full breakdown, so they don't sum to the total.

Where it's recorded in Oregon

County	Records
Baker County	101
Wallowa County	97
Linn County	79
Lane County	77
Deschutes County	69
Hood River County	63
Klamath County	53
Multnomah County	50
Clackamas County	46
Harney County	33
Union County	24
Lake County	18
7 other counties	70

The complete county distribution, spread across 19 Oregon counties. Every occurrence record falls in one county, so these sum to the total. Counties from GBIF and US Census boundaries.

Oregon pika records trace high, rocky country along the Cascades, from Mount Hood and Willamette national forests south to Crater Lake, with additional coverage east of the crest in Deschutes. Observations are overwhelmingly a summer phenomenon: July through September dominate, while January and February have none in the monthly series. Those records reveal the timing and location of detection in accessible talus, not pika abundance, and sparse winter reporting should not be mistaken for seasonal absence.

Occurrence data from iNaturalist and GBIF.

Full species profile American Pika Ochotona princeps Size 19 cm7.5 in Weight 140 g4.9 oz Lifespan Up to 7 yr View the full profile

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Data & sources

The data and visualizations on this page draw on these open sources:

GBIFCC-BY 4.0occurrence records behind the range map, elevation, and record counts
iNaturalistCC0 / CC-BY / CC-BY-SAobservations, photos, and audio recordings
NatureServe ExplorerCC-BYthe state conservation rank
IUCN Red Listattributed factthe global conservation status
USGS NASpublic domainnative / introduced status
Natural Earthpublic domainthe relief basemap
USFSpublic domainnational-forest boundaries
USGS Protected Areas Databasepublic domainthe named parks, forests, and refuges behind "notable places to look"