This shrew lives in river valleys at 915–1,220 m and nearby hills in northern Myanmar. Its back is brown and its underside dark gray-brown; it is recorded in moist broadleaf and mixed forests.
The back is brown, while the underside is paler but still dark gray-brown.
Cranbrook’s White-toothed Shrew inhabits river valleys and surrounding hills in northernmost Myanmar. Its slender tail can approach the combined length of the head and body.
The female anchoring its name was collected in the Nam Tamai Valley on 17 January 1931. Her skin and skull entered a museum collection, initially treated as the Asian Gray White-toothed Shrew. Recognition as a separate species came in 2009, seventy-eight years later.
Comparisons of skull and dental shape and measurements supported the distinction, including spacing between upper teeth and the extent of the molar surfaces. The name honours the Earl of Cranbrook, who collected mammals on the expedition. Preserved specimens enabled the valley shrew’s later recognition.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.
The 2009 description characterises its collection area as little explored and rich in endemic mammals. Revisiting historical localities to establish present occurrence and habitat condition would provide a useful foundation for conservation.