[5] The four-toed elephant shrew is located in Central and Southern East Africa, notably in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Namibia.

[4] In some areas, their habitats are being destroyed and four-toed elephant shrews are being hunted, but their conservation status is of least concern.

[7] Markings of the four-toed elephant shrew vary in colour: the upper parts of its feet are brownish-yellow; its ears are dark brown, with pure white hair on the base of the inner margin; the tail is black on the upper side and pale yellow-brown on the underside, darkening in the middle and almost black at tip.

[3] When the four-toed elephant shrew runs, its tail points upwards; it also makes a noise through its hind feet.

[3] Four-toed elephant shrews have good senses of sight, smell and hearing, but their vocal capacity is not well developed.

[3] Four-toed elephant shrews are heavily dependent on rich leaf litter composition for their food and nests.

In Kenya, their diets include termites, plant matter, centipedes, ants, crickets and cockroaches, millipedes, spiders, and other similar creatures.

[3] Depending on the quality of the habitat, four-toed elephant shrews breed throughout the year, showing an increase in reproduction when more feeding grounds are accessible.