Van Sung's shrew (Chodsigoa caovansunga), also known as Cao Van Sung mountain shrewBiblio/Links . Planet-mammiferes.org. Retrieved on 2011-10-21. is a species of shrew in the Soricomorpha order.Chodsigoa caovansunga (Van Sung's Shrew). Zipcodezoo.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-21.Data Use Agreement - GBIF Portal. Data.gbif.org (2007-02-22). Retrieved on 2011-10-21.Data Use Agreement - GBIF Portal. Data.gbif.org (2007-02-22). Retrieved on 2011-10-21.ITIS Standard Report Page: Chodsigoa caovansunga. Itis.gov. Retrieved on 2011-10-21.Namebank Record Detail. Ubio.org (2005-12-09). Retrieved on 2011-10-21.Chodsigoa caovansunga - Encyclopedia of Life. EOL. Retrieved on 2011-10-21.NLBIF : Chodsigoa caovansunga Lunde, Musser and Son, 2003 . Nlbif.nl. Retrieved on 2011-10-21. Specimens of Chodsigoa caovansunga have been found in Vietnam.http://data.gbif.org/occurrences/search.htm?c .s=20&c.p=0&c.o=13814484Lunde, DP, Musser, GG & Nguyen TS 2003. A survey of small mammals from Mt. A survey of small mammals from Mt. Tay Con Linh II, Vietnam, with the description of a new species of Chodsigoa (Insectivora: Soricidae). Tay Con Linh II, Vietnam, with the description of a new species or Chodsigoa (Insectivora: Soricidae). Mammal Study 28:31-46. Mammal 28:31-46 Study.
Chodsigoa caovansunga was named after Cao Van Sung, a small-mammal specialist at the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources in Hanoi. The type locality is situated at altitude (22° 45'27 "N 104° 49'49" W) on Mount Tay Con Linh II in the town of Cao Bo, district Vi Xuyen, in the province of Ha Giang. C. caovansunga a small species with a relatively short tail without brush of long hair on its end. The hands and feet are brownish in color.
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