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... is a very beautiful animal with generally bright coloration.There are big rusty-red spots on the forehead and the crown, as well as on the sides of the neck. The neck spots are connected under the throat.Hair color behind the ears and on the nape is pale. The Ili pika is rather large in size; the adult total length is more than 200mm, and the greatest length of skull is more than 45mm.In addition, the Ili pika is markedly distinguished from all other named forms of Ochotona by its ear and hind foot being the largest in length. The incisive and palatal foramina are widely confluent, forming a single pear-shaped opening, and the vomer is completely discovered.There is not a small oval foramen in the anterior end of each frontal.The interorbital breadth amounts to 5.3mm, which is longer than 11% of the condylobasal length of the skull. HABITAT AND DISTRIBUTION Habitat:The Ili ...