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Crocidura kegoensis

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Crocidura kegoensis, also known as the Ke Go shrew or Ke Go white-toothed shrew, 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. Data of the holotype: Head-body length 48 mm Tail length 27 mm Behind Foot Length 10 mm Ear length 5mm

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