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
                 1 [Amblysomus hottentotus hottentotus]ᵀ (A. Smith, 1829)
                 2 Amblysomus hottentotus iris Thomas & Schwann, 1905
                 3 Amblysomus hottentotus longiceps (Broom, 1907)
                 4 Amblysomus hottentotus pondoliae Thomas & Schwann, 1905
                 5 Amblysomus hottentotus meesteri Bronner, 2000