The African Black Shrew has dark, silky fur and is recorded near wet places in Malawi’s uplands.
Its fur is black to brownish black, soft, and glossy. The underside is similar in color, and it has a long pointed snout and very small eyes.
In Malawi, it has been recorded mostly in upland wet places near watercourses. The account provides no information about its behavior.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.