[2] This mole has dark, glossy brown fur; the name golden comes from the Greek word for green-gold,[3] also the source of the name of the family, Chrysochloridae.

[4] Its hair is longer and coarser than any other species of golden mole: about 20 millimetres (0.79 in) long,[4] thick, with dense, woolly underfur.

[5] Female giant golden moles give birth to one or two offspring at a time while it has stocks of food supply.

The acanthocephalan Heptamegacanthus niekerki has been found parasitizing the giant golden mole by attaching to the wall of the rectum.

[5] The giant golden mole is a subterranean small mammal, living in chambers and passages underneath a very specific habitat, forests with soft soil, deep leaf litter layers, and well-developed undergrowth.