Himalayan Marmot

Taxobox
name = Himalayan Marmot

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status = LR/lc | status_system = IUCN2.3
image_caption = Himalayan Marmots at Ganda La, Ladakh
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Rodentia
familia = Sciuridae
genus = "Marmota"
subgenus = "Marmota"
species = "M. himalayana"
binomial = "Marmota himalayana"
binomial_authority = (Hodgson, 1841)

Himalayan Marmots 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.

References

* [http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/5112/marmot.html 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.