Buttonhead Pipewort vs Eldorado Broad-nosed Bat

Eriocaulon heterolepis compared with Platyrrhinus aurarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonhead Pipewort	Eldorado Broad-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	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Eriocaulon	Platyrrhinus
Species	Eriocaulon heterolepis	Platyrrhinus aurarius

Conservation Status

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Eldorado Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buttonhead Pipewort	Eldorado Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

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

Eldorado Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.