article_snippet: The tiny Ili Pika, an eight-inch long rabbit-relative, is one of the world's most endangered animals with less than 1,000 animals believed to be left in The tiny Ili Pika natural habitat.
article_snippet: Adorable: The tiny Ili Pika is one of the world's rarest mammals, and has been spotted for the first time in 20 years in The tiny Ili Pika natural territory in the Xinjiang region of northwestern China northwestern China China .
article_snippet: The tiny Ili Pika, formally known as Ochotona iliensis, was discovered by conservationist Li Weidong in 1983, who named it after conservationist Li Weidong hometown.
article_snippet: When The tiny Ili Pika was first discovered, Mr Li and Mr Li team estimated that there were around 2,900 animals living in the Tianshan mountain range.
article_snippet: The tiny Ili Pika was discovered by conservationist Li Weidong in 1983, and The tiny Ili Pika was conservationist Li Weidong who photographed Rare animal for the first time in 20 years last summer .
highlights_snippet: The tiny Ili Pika lives in a mountain range in the Xinjiang region of northwestern China .
  