This large shrew occurs in southern China and northern mainland Southeast Asia. Chinese records include hot, dry valleys and foothills, and one report describes foraging in refuse heaps.
The upper coat ranges from smoky brown to dark grayish black and fades to dark gray below. The feet are dull whitish.
Chinese records place it in hot, dry valleys and foothills; one account reports it foraging in refuse heaps. The HMW account also describes it as insectivorous and terrestrial.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.