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Arabian shrew

Crocidura arabica Hutterer & Harrison, 1988

LCLeast Concernmammals

The arabian shrew (Crocidura arabica) is a species in the family Soricidae, order Eulipotyphla. Recorded adults weigh 5.86 g to 10.6 g and live up to 3.2 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the arabian shrew

Weight
5.86 g – 10.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
3.2 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
4 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
29 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
4.04src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
75 dayssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
3.5src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the arabian shrew live?

Not recorded

What is the arabian shrew?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Arabian shrew (Crocidura arabica) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Oman and Yemen. They are solitary carnivores.

From the Wikipedia article “Arabian shrew” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arabian_shrew&oldid=1381341338), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the arabian shrew endangered?

The arabian shrew is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the arabian shrew classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderEulipotyphla
  5. familySoricidae
  6. genusCrocidura
  7. SpeciesCrocidura arabica Hutterer & Harrison, 1988
Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Arabian white-toothed shrewEnglish
  • bělozubka pobřežníCzech
  • jemeninsupiainenFinnish
  • Arab cickányHungarian
  • アラビアジネズミJapanese
  • Zębiełek arabskiPolish
  • Арабская белозубкаRussian

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Relatives of the arabian shrew

Other species in the same genus Crocidura.

CR, Critically Endangered

Andaman shrew

Crocidura andamanensis

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the arabian shrew?

An adult arabian shrew weighs 5.86 g – 10.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the arabian shrew endangered?

The arabian shrew is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the arabian shrew live?

The arabian shrew has a recorded lifespan of 3.2 years.

How long is the arabian shrew pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 29 days.

What kind of animal is the arabian shrew?

The arabian shrew (Crocidura arabica) belongs to the family Soricidae in the order Eulipotyphla.

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BibTeX
@misc{arabian_shrew_2026,
  title = {Arabian shrew (Crocidura arabica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/arabian-shrew},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}