Buttonhead Pipewort vs Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Eriocaulon heterolepis compared with Heteromys desmarestianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonhead Pipewort	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Eriocaulaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Eriocaulon	Heteromys
Species	Eriocaulon heterolepis	Heteromys desmarestianus

Conservation Status

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buttonhead Pipewort	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

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

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.