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(Scientific name: Ochotona iliensis)
Ochotona iliensis is a mammal of the family Ochotona, genus Ochotona. It weighs about 240 grams and has a body length of 160-200 millimetres. The incisal and palatal foramina of the skull are one foramen; the ears are long, and the hind feet are oblong; the zygomatic bone is wide, which is one of its distinctive features. The whole body is covered with long hair, the hair colour is more bright, forehead, top has obvious rusty brown spots, the back of the neck has a light-coloured spot, the whiskers are very long, more than 8 cm; the back of the body hair is brownish-yellow or brownish-brown in summer, greyish-white in winter, the base of the hair is greyish-black, and the downy hairs are more. It is named for its rat-like morphology and body shape, and its taxonomic status as a rabbit.