Van Sung's Shrew

Van Sung's Shrew
Van Sung's Shrew
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Soricomorpha
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Chodsigoa
Species: C. caovansunga
Binomial name
Chodsigoa caovansunga
(Lunde, Musser and Son, 2003)[1]
Van Sung's Shrew range
Synonyms

Soriculus caovansunga (Lunde, Musser & Son, 2003)[2]

Van Sung's Shrew (Chodsigoa caovansunga), also known as Cao Van Sung mountain shrew[3] is a species of shrew in the Soricomorpha order.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] Specimens of Chodsigoa caovansunga have been found in Vietnam.[13][14]

Chodsigoa caovansunga was named after Dr. 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. Chodsigoa 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.[14]

References

  1. ^ Namebank Record Detail. Ubio.org (2007-05-23). Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
  2. ^ BioLib - Chodsigoa caovansunga. Biolib.cz. Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
  3. ^ Biblio/Links. Planet-mammiferes.org. Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
  4. ^ Chodsigoa caovansunga (Van Sung's Shrew). Zipcodezoo.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
  5. ^ Data Use Agreement - GBIF Portal. Data.gbif.org (2007-02-22). Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
  6. ^ http://www.organismnames.com/details.htm?lsid=1649499
  7. ^ Data Use Agreement - GBIF Portal. Data.gbif.org (2007-02-22). Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
  8. ^ ITIS Standard Report Page: Chodsigoa caovansunga. Itis.gov. Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
  9. ^ http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2010/details/species/id/6930416
  10. ^ Namebank Record Detail. Ubio.org (2005-12-09). Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
  11. ^ Chodsigoa caovansunga - Encyclopedia of Life. EOL. Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
  12. ^ NLBIF : Chodsigoa caovansunga Lunde, Musser and Son, 2003. Nlbif.nl. Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
  13. ^ http://data.gbif.org/occurrences/search.htm?c[0].s=20&c[0].p=0&c[0].o=13814484
  14. ^ a b 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.