Crying Tree vs Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Euphorbia cupularis compared with Funisciurus substriatus

Key Differences

• Crying Tree is Least Concern while Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crying Tree	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Euphorbia	Funisciurus
Species	Euphorbia cupularis	Funisciurus substriatus

Conservation Status

Crying Tree

LC — Least Concern

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crying Tree	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
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.

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.