The greater red musk shrew is a large shrew of southern Africa, where it uses moist grassland and woodland. It has also been recorded in gardens and near settlements.
It is described as the largest shrew in the assessment region, with a nose-to-tail length of about 16 cm.
It mainly eats insects and is active at night and around dusk. It is solitary and has also been recorded taking small vertebrates.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.