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Mammals of Ladakh

Ladakh is rich with many mammals. Mammals of Ladakh numbers to approximately 37 different species and list of mammals of Ladakh are provied bellow for information of people interested in mammals of Ladakh.

Besides Mammals of Ladakh, Wildlife of Ladakh includes birds, pollinators, butterflies, amphibians, reptiles and many more. Wildlife in Ladakh are rare. Ladakh is one the rich biodiversity in western himalayas. The numbers of mammals 37+ in such a small area of Ladakh shows that Ladakh is very important habitat for mammals of the western himalaya.  

Asian house shrew in Ladakh is the latest addition to the list of mammals of ladakh. This was not done anywherer earlier. 

 

UPDATED CHECKLIST OF MAMMALS OF LADAKH

 

  1. Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)
  2. Tibetan Antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii),
  3. Tibetan Gazelle (Procapra picticaudata),
  4. Kiang or Wild Ass (Equus kiang), 
  5. Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx), 
  6. Pallas's Cat (Octocolobus manul) ,
  7. Himalayan Brown Bear (Ursus arctos isabellinus),
  8. Tibetan Argali (Ovis ammon hodgsoni),
  9. Blue-sheep (Pseudois nayuar),
  10. Ladakh Urial (Ovis vignei),
  11. Asiatic Ibex (Capra sibirica),
  12. Wild Yak or Dong (Bos mutus),
  13. Tibetan Wolf/Himalayan Wolf (Canis lupus chanko),
  14. Tibetan Sand Fox (Vulpes ferrilata),
  15. Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes),
  16. Tibetan Wild Dog  (Cuon alpinus) / Dhole,
  17. Himalayan Weasel ( Mustela sibirica)  Not recorded since 1960
  18. Mountain Weasel (Mustela altaica),
  19. Stone Martin (Mates foina),
  20. Stoat (Mustela erminea),
  21. Himalayan Marmot (Marmota himalayana),
  22. Long-tail Marmot (Marmota cuadata), 
  23. Tibetan Woolly Hare (Lepus oiostolus),
  24. Nubra Pica, Cape Hare (Lepus capensis),
  25. Royle's Pika (Ochotona roylei),
  26. Plateau Pika (Ochotona curzoniae),
  27. Ladakh Pika (Ochotona ladacensis),
  28. Nubra Pika (Chotona nubrica),
  29. Large-eared Pika (Ochotona macrotis),
  30. Stoliczka's Mountain Vole (Alticola stoliczkanus), 
  31. Silvery Mountain Vole (Alticola argentatus),
  32. Royle's Mountain Vole (Alticola roylei)
  33. Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra)
  34. Himalayan Goral (Naemorhedus goral), Recorded in 2016 at Drass area (Need GPS location for confirmation )
  35. Musk Deer (Moschus chrysogaster)
  36. Grey Long-eared Bat (Plecotus austriacus). Only flying mammal of Ladakh. Not included in mammals of ladakh earlier.
  37. Asian House shrew ( Suncus mrinus) No in the checklist of mammals of ladakh earlier.  and counting.....