Order Soricomorpha Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 220 311 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 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 ).