Himalayan marmot

Weight

5 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

15 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Herbivoresrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

shrublandsrc for Habitat

Gestation

40.7 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

5.39src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

3.2 yearssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

1src for Litters or clutches a year

Active

By day (diurnal)src for Active

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The himalayan marmot is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderRodentia
5. familySciuridae
6. genusMarmota
7. SpeciesMarmota himalayana (Hodgson, 1841)

Synonyms Arctomys hemachalanus, Arctomys himalayanus, Arctomys hodgsoni, Arctomys tataricus, Arctomys tibetanus, Marmota bobac

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Alpine marmot

Marmota marmota

Sciuridae

LC, Least Concern

Groundhog

Marmota monax

Sciuridae

LC, Least Concern

Bobak marmot

Marmota bobak

Sciuridae

EN, Endangered

Tarbagan marmot

Marmota sibirica

Sciuridae

LC, Least Concern

Yellow-bellied marmot

Marmota flaviventris

Sciuridae

LC, Least Concern

Gray marmot

Marmota baibacina

Sciuridae

CompareHimalayan marmot vs Alpine marmotHimalayan marmot vs GroundhogHimalayan marmot vs Bobak marmotHimalayan marmot vs Tarbagan marmot

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@misc{himalayan_marmot_2026,
  title = {Himalayan marmot (Marmota himalayana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/himalayan-marmot},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}