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A region-specific diversity documentation is an important resource for biodiversity conservation. A preliminary survey was carried out in Kishtwar district of Jammu Division to prepare a checklist of domesticated and wild mammalian fauna of the area. The data was collected from 60 villages of this district, lying in North- western Himalayas, ranging from an altitude of 980- 3700 meters above sea level, from May 2022 to December 2022. The survey revealed the presence of 33 species of mammals belonging to 5 orders, 12 families and 13 sub-families. Carnivora was the dominant order with 15 species followed by Artiodactyla with 10 species, Rodentia with 3 species and Perissodactyla and Primates with 3 and 2 species respectively.