A comparison of Turkish specimens found this shrew smaller than related species and reported an unpigmented first upper molar. A study in the Askeran district of Artsakh recorded three breeding periods per year; the wider range spans countries around the Caucasus.
A Turkish comparison of specimens found this shrew smaller than related shrews and found no pigment in the first upper molar.
A study in the Askeran district of Artsakh reported three breeding periods per year, with four to eight young per litter and sometimes as many as ten.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.