Himalayan Marmot
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 Himalayan Marmots at Ganda La, Ladakh
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| Marmota himalayana (Hodgson, 1841) |
Himalayan Marmots, or Tibetan Snow Pigs, are marmots found in the Himalayan regions ranging in elevation from 300 metres to 4,500 metres. They are about the size of a large housecat, and live in colonies. Marmota himalayanus is closely related to the Woodchuck, the Hoary Marmot and the Yellow-bellied Marmot. It has a dark chocolate-brown coat with contrasting yellow patches on its face and chest.
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- Himalayan Marmot
- Thorington, R. W. Jr. and R. S. Hoffman. 2005. Family Sciuridae. Pp. 754-818 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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