Chodsigoa_caovansunga
Van Sung's shrew
Species of mammal
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 Cao Van Sung, a small-mammal specialist at the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources in Hanoi. The type locality is situated at 1,500 m (4,900 ft) 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.[14]