Abert's Squirrel vs Buttonhead Pipewort

Sciurus aberti compared with Eriocaulon heterolepis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abert's Squirrel	Buttonhead Pipewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Eriocaulaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Eriocaulon
Species	Sciurus aberti	Eriocaulon heterolepis

Conservation Status

Abert's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Abert's Squirrel	Buttonhead Pipewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abert's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

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

Abert's Squirrel

The Abert's Squirrel (Sciurus aberti) is a species in the genus Sciurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It typically inhabits diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.