The smoky white-toothed shrew has a dark gray-brown back and a somewhat paler underside. Records are restricted to Kenya's mountain forests.
Its back is dark gray-brown and its underside is slightly paler. The tail is about half to four-fifths the head-and-body length.
It has been recorded in moist montane forest. Records are centered on Mount Kenya and the Aberdare Range, with another report from the Cherangani Hills.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.