Crying Tree vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Euphorbia cupularis compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crying Tree	Mexican Ground 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	Ictidomys
Species	Euphorbia cupularis	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Crying Tree

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crying Tree	Mexican Ground 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.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.