This small gymnure is known from the Kitanglad Range of north-central Mindanao in the Philippines, with records in montane and mossy forest at 1,300–2,800 m.
Its long, soft dorsal fur is dark reddish brown with golden-brown tips; the ears and feet are pale.
It forages on the ground at night. Stomach contents were mostly earthworms, with some arthropods such as ants and beetles.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.