Himalayan marmot
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The Himalayan marmot (Marmota himalayana) is a marmot species that inhabits alpine grasslands throughout the Himalayas and on the Tibetan Plateau. It is IUCN Red Listed as Least Concern because of its wide range and possibly large population.[1]
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Himalayan marmot | |
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Individual at Tshophu Lake, Bhutan (above), group with worn pelage in Ladakh, India (below) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Genus: | Marmota |
Species: | M. himalayana |
Binomial name | |
Marmota himalayana (Hodgson, 1841) | |
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