This shrew was described from Beletta Forest in southwestern Ethiopia. Its back is gray-brown and long hairs line the tail. The recorded habitat was a damp mountain forest beside a river.
The dorsal fur is gray-brown, while the underside is blackish gray washed with pale ochre. The dark gray-brown tail carries long hairs along its length.
All specimens examined in the description were trapped on the ground beside a river in humid Afromontane forest.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.