This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1111/cobi.13115. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. Identifying Conservation Priorities for Threatened Eastern Himalayan Mammals Sangay Dorji 1&2* , Rajanathan Rajaratnam 3 , Lorena Falconi 4 , Stephen E. Williams 4 , Priyakant Sinha 5 , and Karl Vernes 1 . 1. Ecosystem Management, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia 2. Nature Conservation Division, Department of Forests and Park Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Thimphu, Bhutan 3. Geography & Planning, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia 4. College of Science & Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia 5. Precision Agriculture Research Group (PARG), School of Science and Technology, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia *email Running head: Threatened Mammals Keywords: protected area, data deficient, extinction, half-earth, Zonation, small mammal, evolutionarily distinct mammal Article Impact Statement: Spatial analysis of Eastern Himalayan mammal distribution identifies regional protected-area expansion toward conservation of half-earth.