Dent's shrew is a small species with a dark-brown back, slate-gray underside, and a long, hairy tail.
Its dorsal fur is dark brown, its underside slate-gray, and its relatively long tail is hairy.
Stomach analysis of specimens from Masako Forest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo found termites as the leading prey, along with other small invertebrates.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.