• The manul lives at an altitude up to 5500 meters, and the highest recorded altitude of its habitat is over 5500 meters on the Tibetan Plateau. On average, it climbs to 4800 m.
• The manul lives at an altitude up to 5500 m and avoids deep snow cover, preferring areas where snow depth does not exceed 15–20 cm. In such conditions, it moves and hides better from predators.

Pallas's cats are found within the Palearctic realm, inhabiting ecosystems including the Daurian forest-steppe, the alpine meadows and tundra of Altai, and the alpine meadows and tundra of the Sayan Mountains.