“…In Nepal, it is distributed throughout the Himalayan region with 5815.08 km 2 of area inside protected areas (Aryal & Subedi, 2011). Among the 20 protected areas of the country, it is distributed majorly in Api Nampa Conservation Area (ANCA), Khaptad National Park (KNP), Rara National Park (RNP), Shey Phoksundo National Park (SPNP), Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve (DHR), Annapurna Conservation Area (ACA), Manaslu Conservation Area (MCA), Langtang National Park (LNP), Makalu Barun National Park (MBNP), and Kanchanjunga Conservation Area (KCA) (Amin et al., 2018; Green, 1986; Harris, 2016; Jnawali et al., 2011; Koju, Bashyal, & Shah, 2021; Lamsal et al., 2018; Neupane et al., 2021; Singh, Gautam, et al., 2020; Singh, Mainali, et al., 2020).…”