Scientific name : Ochotona iliensis
Family : Ochotonidae
Native to : Tian Shan mountains of North-West Chinese province Xinjiang
Interesting fact : It was discovered in 1983
Conservation status : Endangered
Ili is known about the tiny mammal which inhabits rock faces in the mountains. They resemble small rabbits. Thus far, only about twenty-five to twenty-seven confirmed identifications have been made. They are herbivores, careful while foraging; the cracks in which they live keep them safe from predators, who cannot enter them.
