Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and grassland, and hot deserts.

[4] Elephant shrews are among only a handful of monogamous mammals, making them a model group for the study of monogamy.

[5] Mate guarding is considered a predominant male trait in round-eared elephant shrews.

[7] The round-eared elephant shrew are native to Southeast Africa where the temperature ranges from 18°C to 6°C in the winter and 30°C to 22°C during the summer.

Round-eared elephant shrews are omnivores with their diet mainly consisting of insects and supplemented with plants.