Crying Tree vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Euphorbia cupularis compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Crying Tree is Least Concern while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crying Tree	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Euphorbia	Lepilemur
Species	Euphorbia cupularis	Lepilemur dorsalis

Conservation Status

Crying Tree

LC — Least Concern

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crying Tree	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crying Tree

Habitat

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

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.