Table 1. Model performance, importance of variables, area of suitable habitats, and coverage of conservation areas obtained for the stripped hyaena in central Iran according to spatial niche predictions at five variable extent sizes.

Extent size (km)	Top most important variables	AUC	Suitable habitats (km2)		Coverage of conservation areas (%)
			Threshold for suitable habitats
			Mean	10th percentile	Mean	10th percentile
0.1	distance to roads, distance to croplands, distance to dumpsites, topographic roughness	0.84	3488.49	14664.54	37	16
0.5	distance to roads, elevation, distance to croplands, prey availability	0.86	3796.29	14784.26	34	19
1	distance to roads, elevation, distance to croplands, distance to dumpsites	0.86	4107.05	14274.51	29	19
2	distance to roads, elevation, distance to dumpsites, topographic roughness	0.85	3920.46	1554.150	32	17
4	distance to roads, elevation, prey availability, distance to dumpsites	0.88	3776.35	15091.96	30	18