The São Tomé shrew is known only from São Tomé Island. It has a long snout and large ears, and field observers have seen it feeding in wet places.
It is dark brown, with a very long snout, unusually long hind feet, and large ears.
Field observers recorded it eating earthworms, cockroaches, moths, crickets, and a centipede. Observations associated the shrew with wet environments.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.