It is found in mountainous regions of Afghanistan, Tibet, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan and Tajikistan where it nests among boulders and scree.

Its range includes Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and the provinces of Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, Tibet, Xinjiang and Yunnan in China.

The large-eared pika does not make a burrow but lives in crevices among the shattered rock and scree found in mountainous regions.

Some populations make "haypiles" of dried grasses in their burrows to help see them through the winter when fresh greenery is scarce.

[1] Although the population size of the large-eared pika is unknown, it has an extensive range and seems to be common within its upland habitat.