Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew vs Red melastome

Solisorex pearsoni compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Key Differences

• Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew is Endangered while Red melastome is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Soricidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Solisorex	Melastoma
Species	Solisorex pearsoni	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

EN — Endangered

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red melastome

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States.