Buttonhead Pipewort vs False Serotine Bat

Eriocaulon heterolepis compared with Hesperoptenus doriae

Key Differences

• Buttonhead Pipewort is Least Concern while False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonhead Pipewort	False Serotine 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	Hesperoptenus
Species	Eriocaulon heterolepis	Hesperoptenus doriae

Conservation Status

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buttonhead Pipewort	False Serotine Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

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

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in 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.