Broadribs Ocotea vs Mentawai Squirrel

Ocotea laticostata compared with Callosciurus melanogaster

Key Differences

• Broadribs Ocotea is Least Concern while Mentawai Squirrel is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadribs Ocotea	Mentawai Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Laurales (Laurales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lauraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Ocotea	Callosciurus
Species	Ocotea laticostata	Callosciurus melanogaster

Conservation Status

Broadribs Ocotea

LC — Least Concern

Mentawai Squirrel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadribs Ocotea	Mentawai Squirrel
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.

Mentawai Squirrel

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.