The Himalayan marmot is a large ground squirrel with a stout body and short tail. It lives in open high-elevation habitats of the Himalaya and Tibetan Plateau.
It has a stout body, strong limbs, and a short tail.
It is active during the day and digs burrows. During hibernation, members of a colony share a winter burrow.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.