Crying Tree vs Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum

Euphorbia cupularis compared with Philander mondolfii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crying Tree	Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Euphorbia	Philander
Species	Euphorbia cupularis	Philander mondolfii

Conservation Status

Crying Tree

LC — Least Concern

Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crying Tree	Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum
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.

Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.