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 Chrysospalax Gill, 1883 - large golden moles
               Chrysospalax trevelyani (Günther, 1875) - giant golden mole