Marmot

The #Himalayan #Marmot occurs in the Himalayas and #Tibetan Plateau at altitudes of 3,000 to 5,500 m (9,800–18,000 ft) in northeastern #Pakistan, northern India, #Nepal, #Bhutan and #China.[][] In #China, it has been recorded in #Xinjiang, #Qinghai, #Gansu, #Xizang, western #Sichuan and #Yunnan provinces.In the west its distribution reaches that of the long-tailed marmot (M. caudata), but the two are not known to #hybridize. The Himalayan marmot lives in short grass steppes or alpine habitats, typically above the tree line but below the permanent snow limit.