This shrew has been recorded in montane forest around Mount Gede in western Java, Indonesia. Its coat has gray hair bases with brown tips on the back.
The dorsal hairs have gray bases and brown tips, while the underside is gray. The feet are whitish, and the tail bears sparse long hairs.
It is recorded in tropical montane forest at about 1,600 m on Mount Gede. This habitat statement is limited to the record from that mountain.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.