Drouhard's shrew tenrec is a small tenrec with a dark stripe along its back. It occurs in forests in northern, eastern, and southeastern Madagascar.
The dorsal coat ranges from dark brown to rufous brown, with a distinct darker stripe from the head to the base of the tail. The underside is paler, and the tail is darker above than below.
It occurs in humid and transitional humid-to-dry forests at 530–2,500 m. It is terrestrial and eats insects, spiders, and other small invertebrates. Worms and frogs were recorded in captivity.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.