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--> FAMILY Soricidae
--> SUBFAMILY Crocidurinae
--> GENUS Crocidura
SPECIES Crocidura caspica
Author: | Thomas, 1907. | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 20: 197. | Common Name: | Caspian Shrew | Type Locality: | Iran, S coast of Caspian Sea. | Distribution: | Iran, S coast of Caspian Sea. | Comments: | A distinct, chocolate-brown shrew formerly included in C. russula (Ellerman and Morrison-Scott, 1966) or C. leucodon. Zaitsev (1993) redefined the species and mapped its range. |
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