Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

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Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Soricomorpha
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Solisorex
Species: S. pearsoni
Binomial name
Solisorex pearsoni
Thomas, 1924

The Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew (Solisorex pearsoni) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Solisorex. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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