The Phu Hoc shrew (''Crocidura phuquocensis'') is a species of
white-toothed shrew
The white-toothed shrews or Crocidurinae are one of three subfamilies of the shrew family Soricidae.
The outer layer of these shrews' teeth is white, unlike that of the red-toothed shrews. These species are typically found in Africa and souther ...
native to the island of
Phú Quốc,
Vietnam
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.
The species was first described by Abramov ''et al.'' in 2008.
The species'
haplogroup is most closely related to the
Southeast Asian shrew (''C. fuliginosa'') and ''C. dracula''.
References
Crocidura
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