They are usually on the forest floor, the primary location for their foraging, although they spend part of their time in trees.

Large treeshrews contribute to the maintenance of their lowland rainforest ecosystem by dispersing seeds.

There is a black stripe running from the neck half to two-thirds of the way down the back until it disappears in the darker posterior fur.

The body size measurements of this species are: The snout is long: the distance from the center of the eye to the tip of the muzzle is more than 37 mm (1.5 in) in adults.

Their diet consists of earthworms and arthropods such as centipedes, millipedes, and beetle larvae, with some fruit.