Mikhail Zaitsev's shrew (''Crocidura zaitsevi'') is a species of

mammal A mammal () is a vertebrate animal of the Class (biology), class Mammalia (). Mammals are characterised by the presence of milk-producing mammary glands for feeding their young, a broad neocortex region of the brain, fur or hair, and three ...

in the family Soricidae. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

Distribution

The species is restricted to Ngoc Linh mountain in the Vietnamese province of

Kon Tum Kon Tum is the capital city of Kon Tum Province in Vietnam. It is located inland in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam, near the borders of Laos and Cambodia. Historically, this area has been inhabited by the indigenous Ba Na people, whic ...

. This species is named after the late Russian general Mikhail Zaitsev (1923–2009). Along with '' Crocidura sokolovi'', this species is endemic to Ngoc Linh.

References

Crocidura Mammals of Vietnam Endemic fauna of Vietnam Mammals described in 2007 {{shrew-stub