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New mammal species with dense fur and thick, darker tail discoverer in India

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A new mammal species, Crocidura Narcondamica has been discovered in Narcondam Island in India.

It is of medium size and has dark grey, dense fur and a thick darker tail along with a rounded braincase.

The latest discovery from the volcanic island increases the total number of catalogued Crocidura species in the Indian checklist of mammals to 12.