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 Amblysominae Simonetta, 1957 Genus Amblysomus Pomel, 1848 - South African golden moles Amblysomus hottentotus (A. Smith, 1829) - Hottentot golden mole Amblysomus hottentotus pondoliae Thomas & Schwann, 1905