hoffmanni Formozov, Yakhontov & Dmitriev, 1996 Ochotona alpina ssp.

[2] Hoffmann's pika is a member of the kingdom Animalia, the phylum Chordata, the class Mammalia, the order Lagomorpha, and the family Ochotonidae.

[4] Hoffmann's pika, like other pika species, is a small furry animal (between 125 and 130 mm in length, and 70 to 300 g in weight) with short round ears, which do not move readily, and short limbs, which give it an egg-like appearance.

[11] Hoffmann's pikas collect vegetation by ripping plants out of the ground with their mouths and bringing it back to their claimed territory.

They choose plants for consumption based on availability, nutritional content, and preference.

Hoffmann's pikas do not continuously forage for a single source of vegetation; they alternate among available sources of foliage, resulting in a stabilized plant community composition and an overall deceleration of the process of succession.

[17] The preferred habitat of Hoffmann's pika is rocky areas (e.g. inland cliffs, mountain peaks).

Hoffmann's pika may be found in old moss-covered scree or in burrows under tree roots.

[19] The limited geographic range of Hoffmann's pika, only 600 km2 (230 sq mi), puts the species at a greater risk of extinction.

The IUCN recommends more research to determine population size and other basic data about the species, which is unavailable at present.