Photographic evidence of the Himalayan marmot Marmota himalayana (Hodgson, 1841) from Tsum Valley, Manaslu Conservation Area, Nepal

Basu Dev Poudel; Sujan Shrestha; Rabindra Bhattarai; Shikhar Rai; Dipendra Adhikari

doi:10.3126/njz.v8i1.67116

Photographic evidence of the Himalayan marmot Marmota himalayana (Hodgson, 1841) from Tsum Valley, Manaslu Conservation Area, Nepal

Authors

Basu Dev Poudel Environmental Services Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3528-1338
Sujan Shrestha Conservation Development Foundation, Kathmandu, Nepal
Rabindra Bhattarai Janajyoti Secondary School, Nawalpur, Nepal https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1874-9021
Shikhar Rai University of Calgary, Department of Geography, Canada
Dipendra Adhikari

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/njz.v8i1.67116

Keywords:

Alpine grassland; Photograph; Rodentia; Tsum Valley

Abstract

The Himalayan marmot (Marmota himalayana) remains one of Nepal’s lesser-known rodent species. The article discusses first photographic evidence of Himalayan marmot within the alpine grasslands of Tsum Valley, Manaslu Conservation Area, Nepal. Himalayan brown bear (Ursus arctos) pugmarks were also observed close to the marmot's burrow sites. The Himalayan brown bear seems to be one of the potential natural predators of the marmots in the area.

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Published

2024-07-02

How to Cite

Poudel, B. D., Shrestha, S., Bhattarai, R., Rai, S., & Adhikari, D. (2024). Photographic evidence of the Himalayan marmot Marmota himalayana (Hodgson, 1841) from Tsum Valley, Manaslu Conservation Area, Nepal. Nepalese Journal of Zoology, 8(1), 92–95. https://doi.org/10.3126/njz.v8i1.67116