Buttonhead Pipewort vs European water vole

Eriocaulon heterolepis compared with Arvicola amphibius

Key Differences

• Buttonhead Pipewort is Least Concern while European water vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonhead Pipewort	European water vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Eriocaulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Eriocaulon	Arvicola
Species	Eriocaulon heterolepis	Arvicola amphibius

Conservation Status

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

European water vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buttonhead Pipewort	European water vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

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

European water vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.