Sokolov's shrew

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Sokolov's shrew

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species:
C. sokolovi
Binomial name
Crocidura sokolovi
Jenkins, Abramov, Rozhnov, & Makarova, 2007

Sokolov's shrew (Crocidura sokolovi) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Vietnam.[2]

Description

C. sokolovi is an intermediate species of Crocidura with a long tail that is thickened at the base and covered with coarse hairs. Long, soft, dense wool everywhere on the body is grayish-brown in color. The upper jaw is relatively narrow. The first incisor in the upper jaw is quite small. Head and body length 70 to 78 (average 72.67) mm, tail length 65 to 68 (66) mm, hind foot 14 mm long for all specimens, and skull length 18.8 to 20.36 (19.6) mm.[3]

Distribution

The species is restricted to

Crocidura zaitsevi, this species is endemic to Ngoc Linh.[3]

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