'Fraid I've rather lost track of time but a similar thought crossed my mind. Looks so cute it could be a cuddly toy. So I did a web search before posting! Not that I found much but Ili Pika does seem to exist... for now. Another piccie, not quite so cute,
here.
Just discovered there's
other pikas, not all
quite so cute. Haven't had to time read all about it but looks like they live in isolated rocky areas in cold parts of Asia, Eastern Europe and North America. Many varieties under threat of extinction.