Broadribs Ocotea vs Eastern Mole

Ocotea laticostata compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadribs Ocotea	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Laurales (Laurales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Lauraceae	Talpidae
Genus	Ocotea	Scalopus
Species	Ocotea laticostata	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Broadribs Ocotea

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadribs Ocotea	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broadribs Ocotea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broadribs Ocotea

The Broadribs Ocotea (Ocotea laticostata) is a species in the genus Ocotea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.