The Cinderella shrew is a small white-toothed shrew from the western Sahel. It has short, dense fur, with a paler gray underside.
It is very small, with short, dense fur. The back is brownish gray and the underside pale gray; the feet are white, and the hairy tail is pale brown above and white below.
It has been recorded in dry acacia forest, acacia bush, and grassland, as well as in a banana plantation. The source gives no information on diet, breeding, activity, movement, or social behavior.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.