The Lesser Dwarf Shrew is a small shrew recorded mainly in southern Africa. It eats insects and may use disused termite mounds for thermoregulation.
Its back is gray-brown and its underside lighter. The cited species account describes a large muzzle, prominent whiskers, and small eyes and ears.
It feeds on insects. The southern African assessment reports that it uses disused termite mounds for thermoregulation.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.