[1][3] S. kalinga is the representative of its genus, Soricomys, in the northern part of the Cordillera Central of Luzon, and is found throughout the region.

[2] In other mountainous areas of Luzon, including the southern part of the Cordillera Central, the genus is unknown to date.

[4] The hairs on the top of the body are tricolor: three quarters are dark gray, then there comes a black piece, and the point is orange.

The front feet are dark gray and black and nude from the top and the lower side.

The top of hind feet are brownish gray and covered with sparse short hairs, with darker fingers.