Buttonhead Pipewort vs Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

Eriocaulon heterolepis compared with Sturnira giannae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonhead Pipewort	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (نباتات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Liliopsida (زنبقانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Poales (قبئيات)	Chiroptera (خفاشيات)
Family	Eriocaulaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Eriocaulon	Sturnira
Species	Eriocaulon heterolepis	Sturnira giannae

Conservation Status

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buttonhead Pipewort	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Buttonhead Pipewort

The Buttonhead Pipewort (Eriocaulon heterolepis) is a species in the genus Eriocaulon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.