Select to see that the plateau pika is medium in size, weighs up to 178 grams, and has a body length of 120-190 mm. The ears are small and round, 20-33 mm long. The hind legs are slightly longer than the forelimbs, and the hind feet are 25-33 mm long.

Please note that the plateau pika does not have a tail. It is not that the plateau pika without a tail is unqualified. It is born without a tail.

The plateau pika body color is gray-brown, the snout and nose are black, and the back of the ears Dark brown, with pale edges of ear shells. From the head and face through the neck, the back to the base of the tail, it is sandy yellow or yellowish brown, and the color becomes lighter to the sides to the ventral surface. The ventral surface is dirty white, and the tip of the hair is yellowish.