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| Al-Jumaily, M.M. | |
| Review of the mammals of the Republic of Yemen | |
| 1998 Fauna of Arabia (17): 477-499 | |
A checklist of the mammals of the Republic of Jemen, with their current status and distribution, is provided. Data were obtained from literature and supported by fieldwork carried out during the period 1994 to 1997. Seventy-one species of terrestrial mammals were found to occur in Yemen. They belong to eight orders and 24 families. They include six insectivores, 23 bats, one baboon, 16 carnivores, one hyracoid, eight artiodactyls, one hare, and 15 rodents. Marine mammals are not included in this review. Each of the 71 mammal species is assigned to one of eight categories according to its affinity with taxa of Arabia, continental Africa, Asia, and the rest of the world. Four species are human introductions. Two species are endemic to Yemen and eight are endemic to Arabia. Twenty-two species have their probable original distribution in Africa, seven species in parts of Asia. Twenty species are distributed in Africa, Arabia, and Asia. Five species have extended their distribution to Europe in addition to Africa and Asia. The remaining three species have a very wild distribution. |
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