Crying Tree vs Mentawai Langur

Euphorbia cupularis compared with Presbytis potenziani

Key Differences

• Crying Tree is Least Concern while Mentawai Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crying Tree	Mentawai Langur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Euphorbia	Presbytis
Species	Euphorbia cupularis	Presbytis potenziani

Conservation Status

Crying Tree

LC — Least Concern

Mentawai Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crying Tree	Mentawai Langur
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.

Mentawai Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.