Van Sung's shrew (''Chodsigoa caovansunga''), also known as Cao Van Sung mountain shrew is a
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
of
shrew
Shrews ( family Soricidae) are small mole-like mammals classified in the order Eulipotyphla. True shrews are not to be confused with treeshrews, otter shrews, elephant shrews, West Indies shrews, or marsupial shrews, which belong to dif ...
in the
Soricomorpha order. Specimens of ''Chodsigoa caovansunga'' have been found in
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 ...
.
[http://data.gbif.org/occurrences/search.htm?c s=20&c p=0&c o=13814484][Lunde, DP, Musser, GG & Nguyen TS 2003. A survey of small mammals from Mt. A survey of small mammals from Mt. Tay Con Linh II, Vietnam, with the description of a new species of Chodsigoa (Insectivora: Soricidae). Tay Con Linh II, Vietnam, with the description of a new species or Chodsigoa (Insectivora: Soricidae). Mammal Study 28:31-46. Mammal 28:31-46 Study.]
''Chodsigoa caovansunga'' was named after
Cao Van Sung, a small-mammal specialist at the
Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources in
Hanoi
Hanoi ( ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Vietnam, second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river" (Hanoi is bordered by the Red River (Asia), Red and Black River (Asia), Black Riv ...
. The
type locality is situated at 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.
References
Red-toothed shrews
Mammals described in 2003
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