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
             Genus Chrysochloris Lacépède, 1799 - Cape golden moles
               .1 Subgenus Chrysochloris Lacépède, 1799
               .2 Subgenus Kilimatalpa (Lundholm, 1955)
               1 Chrysochloris asiatica (C. Linnaeus, 1758) - Cape golden mole
               2 Chrysochloris stuhlmanni Matschie, 1894 - Stuhlmann's golden mole
               3 Chrysochloris visagiei Broom, 1950 - Visagie's golden mole