This shrew was described from secondary lowland forest on Palawan Island. Its upper fur is dark brown, the underside is gray, and its short tail has sparse bristles near the base.
The dorsal fur is dark brown and the underside medium gray. The short tail has sparse bristles along roughly its proximal half.
The species was described from secondary lowland forest on Palawan. This reports the habitat at the description locality and does not establish use of every habitat across the island.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.