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The red panda Ailurus fulgens, an endangered herbivorous member of the order Carnivora that is endemic to the eastern Himalayan broadleaf and coniferous forests, is surviving under threats induced by human activity and climate change. The distribution range of the red panda in Nepal represents an understudied remnant population at the edge of its western biogeographic distribution range. To build a potentially suitable habitat, we used red panda occurrence and the least correlated bioclimatic variables in MaxEnt modeling. In addition, habitat variables were recorded in transects and quadrat plots to identify ecologically important variables for the red panda habitat. Currently, 14.23% (21,680 km²) of Nepal is a climatically suitable habitat for the red panda. The mean temperature of the warmest quarter, annual temperature range, mean temperature of the coldest quarter and precipitation of the coldest quarter …