Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Afrosoricida Stanhope, 1998
       Suborder Chrysochloridea Broom, 1915
         Family Chrysochloridae Gray, 1825 - golden moles
           Subfamily Chrysochlorinae Gray, 1825
             1 Genus Carpitalpa (Lundholm, 1955) Simonetta, 1968
             2 Genus Chlorotalpa Roberts, 1924 - African golden moles
             3 Genus Chrysochloris Lacépède, 1799 - Cape golden moles
             4 Genus Chrysospalax Gill, 1883 - large golden moles
             5 Genus Cryptochloris Shortridge & Carter, 1938 - De Winton's and Van Zyl's golden moles
             6 Genus Eremitalpa Roberts, 1924 - Grant's desert golden mole