Van Sung's shrew
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Chodsigoa caovansunga

Van Sung's shrew (Chodsigoa caovansunga ), also known as Cao Van Sung mountain shrew is a species of shrew in the Soricomorpha order. Specimens of Chodsigoa caovansunga have been found in Vietnam.

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Chodsigoa caovansunga was named after Cao Van Sung, a small-mammal specialist at the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources in Hanoi. The type locality is situated at 1500 m altitude (22° 45'27 "N 104° 49'49" W) on Mount Tay Con Linh II in the town of Cao Bo, district Vi Xuyen, in the province of Ha Giang. C. caovansunga a small species with a relatively short tail without brush of long hair on its end. The hands and feet are brownish in color.

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References

1. Van Sung's shrew Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Sung's_shrew
2. Van Sung's shrew on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136259/22292658

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