The skin on the head is especially thick and forms a tough pad that covers the nostrils. This limbs are very short yet powerful. There are two very long, thick claws on the forlimbs, the hind feet are webbed and have smaller, sharp claws. The ears are very small and the eyes are covered with hairy skin. The upper teeth of the golden moles are longer than the lower teeth.
Females have four mammae.
The breeding season seems to be during the rainy season, April-July. After breeding, moles construct a circular nest layered with grass in their tunnel systems. Behavior Stuhlmann's golden mole tends to be solitary and is active any time of the day. On nights after rain storms they often come out of their burrows and root around for worms or other invertebrates at the surface, a behavior that might be due to flooded tunnels. Golden moles are very sensitive to vibrations and use this sense to detect predators and other possible approaching danger.