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Hainan White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura wuchihensis

Order
Eulipotyphla
Family
Soricidae
Genus
Crocidura
IUCN status
DD
Distribution
China|Vietnam
Realm
Palearctic|Indomalaya

Other names: Hainan Island Shrew|Wuchi Shrew

About this species

Habitat
Forest at 1,300–1,500m
Range
Hainan Island (China) and northern Vietnam

The Hainan Island shrew is a species of shrew native to China and Vietnam. It is known from Hainan Island in China and from northern Vietnam, where it is present on Mount Tay Con Linh II in Ha Giang Province. The exact extent of its distribution is unknown, but it has been found in forests at altitudes of between 1,300 and 1,500 m (Wikipedia, general species account).

The cached account gives no description, diet or breeding information.

Description: Wildlife of Vietnam guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

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