The Batak shrew is of small size, its head and body length of , tail , of which the proximal are sparsely covered by longer bristles, hindfoot with claw and without claw. The shrew's head is short and pointed, with sparse
vibrissae up to in length. Its dorsal and ventral
pelage is dark brown. Its hairs are on the dorsum and on the mid-venter in length. Its body hairs are uniformly coloured from base to tip. ==References==