This white-toothed shrew was described from Mount Huang in Anhui, China. Its body and tail are gray-brown, with a slightly paler underside and sparsely furred pinkish-brown hands and feet. In the study, specimens were collected in mossy forest, a tea plantation, and a nearby vegetable garden.
The body and tail are gray-brown, and the underside is slightly paler. The backs of the hands and feet are sparsely furred and pinkish brown, with a few brown hairs on the digits.
At Wild Monkey Valley on Mount Huang, researchers collected three specimens in mossy forest near a stream, two in a tea plantation, and one in a nearby vegetable garden. These are collection records and do not establish habitat preference.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.