In Nepal, the distributions of three bear species vary: sloth bears ( Melursus ursinus ) in the lowlands, Asiatic black bears ( Ursus thibetanus ) in the mid-hills, and brown bears (Ursus arctos) in the high Himalayas. We utilized 179 occurrence points for sloth bears, 199 for Asiatic black bears, and 41 points for brown bears to construct a habitat model incorporating climate and topographic variables. Employing various speci...