Beach-tea vs Honey possum

Croton punctatus compared with Tarsipes rostratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach-tea	Honey possum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Tarsipedidae
Genus	Croton	Tarsipes
Species	Croton punctatus	Tarsipes rostratus

Conservation Status

Beach-tea

LC — Least Concern

Honey possum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach-tea	Honey possum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach-tea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Honey possum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach-tea

The Beach-tea (Croton punctatus) is a species in the genus Croton. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.