Crocidura arabica Hutterer and Harrison 1988

Crocidura arabica Hutterer and Harrison 1988, Bonn. Zool. Beitr., Vol. 39: 64.

Type Locality: Oman, Dhofar, Khadrafi [16°42'N, 53°09'E].

Vernacular Names: Arabian Shrew.

Distribution: Coastal plains of S Arabian Peninsula (Yemen, Oman).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Previous to the recognition of arabica, specimens have been assigned to russula or suaveolens; see Harrison and Bates (1991).