Black shrew

{{Short description|Species of mammal}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Black shrew{{MSW3 Hutterer | pages = 258}}

| image =

| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Chiozza, F. |date=2016 |title=Suncus ater |volume=2016 |page=e.T21141A22290051 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T21141A22290051.en |access-date=10 March 2023}}

| genus = Suncus

| species = ater

| authority = (Medway, 1965)

| range_map = Black Shrew area.png

| range_map_caption = Black shrew range

}}

The black shrew (Suncus ater) is a white-toothed shrew only known from Mount Kinabalu in the Malaysian state of Sabah on the island of Borneo.

It is known from a single specimen (holotype) which was collected in montane forest at 1,600 meters elevation.