This shrew is recorded around San Mateo Ixtatán in western Guatemala. Its back is brown to nearly black and the underside is paler; the original description reports one specimen collected in cloud forest.
The dorsal fur is brown to nearly black, with a paler underside. It has a short tail, broad feet, and broad foreclaws.
Another shrew, reported as Sorex veraepacis in the study, occurred alongside this species in both Cerro Bobí and Yaiquich. The two shrews belong to different genera.
The 2012 report examined five individuals from Cerro Bobí and one from Yaiquich. Researchers used several trap types, including one-litre pitfall containers, and preserved specimens.
Three Cerro Bobí males collected in July 2005 had enlarged testes. One wet-season female and a December dry-season female showed no reproductive activity, recording their condition at capture.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.
During the 2005–2006 Cerro Bobí visits, researchers reported heavy logging at the mountain’s base and heard nocturnal tree cutting nearby. At Yaiquich they observed substantial firewood removal and pine planting, documenting forest-use pressures around recorded localities.