The Malayan shrew is a medium-sized, ground-dwelling shrew reported from the Malay Peninsula and nearby islands. It occurs in both hill and lowland forests.
The paper describes it as a medium-sized shrew. Its study compared skull specimens from dorsal, side, and jaw views with those of two other species.
It is terrestrial and has been recorded in both hill forests and lowland forests.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.