Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Order Insectivora Bowdich, 1821 - insectivores see Superorder Insectivora Bowdich, 1821
     Family Chrysochloridae Gray, 1825 - golden moles
       1 Genus Amblysomus Pomel, 1848 - South African golden moles
       2 Genus Calcochloris Mivart, 1867, nom. nud. - yellow golden mole
       3 Genus Chlorotalpa Roberts, 1924 - African golden moles
       4 Genus Chrysochloris Lacépède, 1799 - Cape golden moles
       5 Genus Chrysospalax Gill, 1883 - large golden moles
       6 Genus Cryptochloris Shortridge & Carter, 1938 - De Winton's and Van Zyl's golden moles
       7 Genus Eremitalpa Roberts, 1924 - Grant's desert golden mole