Buttonhead Pipewort vs Delicate Tube-nosed Bat

Eriocaulon heterolepis compared with Murina gracilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonhead Pipewort	Delicate Tube-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Eriocaulaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Eriocaulon	Murina
Species	Eriocaulon heterolepis	Murina gracilis

Conservation Status

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Tube-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buttonhead Pipewort	Delicate Tube-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

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

Delicate Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.