Crocidura kegoensis
| Crocidura kegoensis | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Crocidura |
| Species: | C. kegoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Crocidura kegoensis Lunde et al. 2004 | |
Crocidura kegoensis, also known as the Ke Go shrew[1] or Ke Go white-toothed shrew,[2] is a species of shrew in the subfamily Crocidura described in 2004. It is an extremely small gray Crocidura species with a small language, skull and feet. The species has got a short coat (hair on the back of 1.5 mm and 1.0 mm on the belly side). He is known from only one specimen, which was found in the Ke Go Nature Reserve in Vietnam's Ha Tinh province, 200 m altitude. It is possible that C. kegoensis next Paracoelops megalotis another endemic species from the "Northern Lowland Rainforest" of Vietnam.[2] Data of the holotype: Head-body length 48 mm Tail length 27 mm Behind Foot Length 10 mm Ear length 5mm
References
- ↑ Francis, C. M. (2008). A field guide to the mammals of South-East Asia. New Holland Publishers. p. 187. ISBN 9781845377359.
- 1 2 Lunde, D.P., Musser, G.G. & Ziegler, T. (2004). "Description of a new species of Crocidura (Soricomorpha: Soricidae, Crocidurinae) from Ke Go Nature Reserve, Vietnam". Mammal Study 29: 27–36. doi:10.3106/mammalstudy.29.27.
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