snow leopards - range & habitat
The snow leopard's range in central and south Asia is rugged mountainous regions of approximately 1,230,000 square kilometers,
which extends through 12 countries: Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan,
Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
The geographic distribution stretches from the Hindukush in eastern Afghanistan and the Syre Darya through the mountains of Pamir
Mountains, Tian Shan, Karakorum, Kashmir, Kunlun, and the Himalaya to southern Siberia, where the range covers the Russian Altai
mountains, Sajan, Tannu-Ola mountains and the mountains to the west of Lake Baikal. In Mongolia it is found in the Mongolian and
Gobi Altai and the Khangai Mountains. In Tibet it is found up to the Altyn-Tagh in the North.
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