The Diurnal Sulawesian Shrew Rat is recorded in the mountains of central Sulawesi. It is active by day in wet forest covered with moss.
It has a chunky build and dark chestnut fur. The account says its tail is shorter than its head and body combined.
It is active by day. Observations in captivity and stomach-content records found that it mainly ate earthworms and fly larvae.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.