Van Sung's shrew explained

Van Sung's shrew (Chodsigoa caovansunga), also known as Cao Van Sung mountain shrew^[1] is a species of shrew in the Soricomorpha order.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]} Specimens of Chodsigoa caovansunga have been found in Vietnam.^{[11] [12]}

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 1500m (4,900feet) 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.

Notes and References

1. http://planet-mammiferes.org/Info.php?New Biblio/Links
2. http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/C/Chodsigoa_caovansunga/ Chodsigoa caovansunga (Van Sung's Shrew)
3. http://data.gbif.org/species/13814484 Data Use Agreement - GBIF Portal
4. Web site: ION: Index to Organism Names. Clarivate. Analytics. www.organismnames.com.
5. http://data.gbif.org/species/browse/taxon/13814484 Data Use Agreement - GBIF Portal
6. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=709738 ITIS Standard Report Page: Chodsigoa caovansunga
7. Web site: Catalogue of Life - 2010 Annual Checklist :: Species details. www.catalogueoflife.org.
8. http://www.ubio.org/browser/details.php?namebankID=5528724 Namebank Record Detail
9. http://www.eol.org/pages/310820 Chodsigoa caovansunga - Encyclopedia of Life
10. http://www.nlbif.nl/species_details.php?name=Chodsigoa+caovansunga NLBIF : Chodsigoa caovansunga Lunde, Musser and Son, 2003
11. http://data.gbif.org/occurrences/search.htm?c [0].s=20&c[0].p=0&c[0].o=13814484
12. 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.