Solisorex pearsoni Thomas 1924

Solisorex pearsoni Thomas 1924, Spolia Zeylan., 13: 94.

Type Locality: Sri Lanka, Central Province, near Nuwara Eliya, Hakgala.

Vernacular Names: Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew.

Distribution: C highlands of Sri Lanka.

Conservation: IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: A very little known species that inhabits "virgin forest" in the mountains of C Sri Lanka (Phillips, 1980).