Buttonhead Pipewort vs Flower-faced Bat

Eriocaulon heterolepis compared with Anthops ornatus

Key Differences

• Buttonhead Pipewort is Least Concern while Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonhead Pipewort	Flower-faced Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Eriocaulaceae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Eriocaulon	Anthops
Species	Eriocaulon heterolepis	Anthops ornatus

Conservation Status

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buttonhead Pipewort	Flower-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

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

Flower-faced 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.