The Sulawesi shrew mouse is a stocky forest rat from Sulawesi. It has been recorded in central Sulawesi forest, including a capture at night in a pitfall trap at 1,600 m.
It has a short, broad head and a stocky body with dark brownish-chestnut fur. Its ears, legs, and tail are short, and its hind feet are narrow.
It is a terrestrial forest rat. At 1,600 m on Gunung Gandangdewata, it was caught at night in pitfall traps in transitional forest between lowland and lower montane forest.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.