The Status of Nepal's Mammals: The National Red List Series - IUCN

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132) Marmota bobak (Muller, 1776)
Common names
Bobak Marmot (English); Phyaumuso (Nepali)
Synonyms
Arctomys himalayanus, Marmota bobak himalayana
(Hodgson, 1841); Arctomys Hemachalanus, Arctomys
hemachalana (Hodgson, 1843); Arctomys tibetanus
(Gray, 1847)
Species Description
Mature marmots are straw to rusty coloured with
dark brown hair tips, top of the head darker. The tip
of the tail is usually dark brown. Round stomach,
stubby legs, short tail, short and dense coat.
Species Ecology
The Bobak Marmot occurs in steppe habitats,
including lowland, mixed grass, arid and steppes,
with a diet mainly consisting of bulbs, flowers and
shoots of grasses.
This species reproduces once a year with litter size
of four to seven young.
Conservation Status
Global: Data Deficient
National: Data Deficient
Rationale for assessment: There is insufficient
information available to make an accurate
assessment of the extinction risk of this species in
Nepal.
133) Mus cookii (Ryley, 1914)
Legal Status
National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 2029
(1973). This species occurs within protected areas.
National Distribution
This species occurs along the northern border of
Nepal and present within the protected areas of
Annapurna Conservation Area, Kanchenjunga
Conservation Area, Langtang National Park,
Sagarmatha National Park and Shey Phoksundo
National Park.
Distribution outside of Nepal
Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Ukraine.
References
Suwal and Verheugt 1995, Tsytsulina et al. 2008, Baral and Shah 2008.
Common Names
Cook’s Mouse (English); Kookko Muso (Nepali)
Synonyms
Mus famulus cooki (sic) (Ryley, 1914); Leggada
nagarum, Mus cervicolor nagarum, Paruromys
dominator (Thomas, 1921); Leggada palnica, Mus