The Dark-footed Forest Shrew is a small shrew that lives mainly in moist forest. Its upper fur is dark brown to black, with paler underparts.
The fur is dark brown to black, with paler underparts. It is described as having a long, mobile snout and small eyes.
It uses moist forests and grasslands. In South Africa's Amathole Forest, foraging in soil was observed; the report suggests it may have been searching for soil invertebrates.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.