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Phu Quoc White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura phuquocensis

French: Crocidure de Phu Quoc / German: Phu-Quoc-WeiRzahnspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana de Phu Quoc

Taxonomy. Crocidura phuquocensis Abramov et al., 2008,

“ Northern part of Phu Quoc Island, 5 km west of Bai Thom Village, near the road Duong Dong-Bai Thom, close to the northern part of Mount Chua area, Kien Giang Province, Vietnam, 10°22°53” N, 104°00°19” E, altitude near 30 m a.s.l.”

Molecular data showed that C. phuquocensis forms a distinct lineage. Monotypic.

Distribution. Phu Quoc I, Kien Giang

Province, S Vietnam.

Descriptive notes. Head—body 68-72 mm, tail 49-59 mm, hindfoot 12-12-5 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. Condylo-basal lengths are 17-6-18-2 mm. The Phu Quoc White-toothed Shrew is medium-sized. Tail is 69-87% of head-body length. Pelage is short and dense, dark gray dorsally and ventrally, with slight brownish hue. Tail is bicolored, dark gray dorsally, and slightly paler below. Bristle hairs are present on basal 60% oftail. Skull has broad and deep rostrum.

Habitat. Only known from a dipterocarp forest, near fallen trees at bottom of a mountain, at elevations of 25-40 m.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List.

Bibliography. Abramov, Bannikova & Rozhnov (2012), Abramov, Dang Ngoc Can et al. (2013), Abramov, Jenkins et al. (2008), Abramov, Kalinin & Morozov (2007), Bannikova et al. (2011).