Uses vole runways. This species may require water. Prefers patchy, open areas with wet micro-habitats such as damp meadows and streambanks. May be captured day or night, though most activity is nocturnal. Juvenile home ranges were similar to those of nonbreeding adults.
Adults are solitary except for breeding season, when there is extensive home range overlap.
May. There may be a second peak of births in August and September. The young are weaned 16-20 days after birth. Females may breed in their first year, and the maximum lifespan is about 16 mo. Most shrews do not live to breed a second year. This small insectivore is sympatric with several shrew species.