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 villosus (A. Smith, 1833) - rough-haired golden mole
                 1 [Chrysospalax villosus villosus]ᵀ (A. Smith, 1833)
                 2 Chrysospalax villosus dobsoni (Broom, 1918)
                 3 Chrysospalax villosus leschae (Broom, 1918)
                 4 Chrysospalax villosus rufopallidus (Roberts, 1924)
                 5 Chrysospalax villosus rufus (Meester, 1953)
                 6 Chrysospalax villosus transvaalensis (Broom, 1913)