The least shrew tenrec is a small tenrec from Madagascar. It forages on the ground and among low branches and is recorded in several habitats, from rainforest to wetland edges.
Its back is covered in reddish buff-brown fur, while the underside is greyish brown.
It forages on the ground and in the lower understory. Its main habitats include eastern Madagascar’s rainforests and the central plateau, with occasional records at rice fields and swamp edges.
The 1896 original description gives the male type a light-brown back and a much paler underside.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.