vs Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Micarea lithinella compared with Solisorex pearsoni

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Byssolomataceae	Soricidae
Genus	Micarea	Solisorex
Species	Micarea lithinella	Solisorex pearsoni

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Micarea lithinella is a small crustose lichen with a pale granular thallus forming minute apothecia on rock surfaces. It inhabits siliceous rock faces and stone walls in cool temperate and montane environments across Europe. This lichen colonizes bare, acidic rock surfaces and weathered mineral substrates.