Buttonhead Pipewort vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Eriocaulon heterolepis compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Buttonhead Pipewort is Least Concern while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonhead Pipewort	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Eriocaulaceae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Eriocaulon	Lepilemur
Species	Eriocaulon heterolepis	Lepilemur dorsalis

Conservation Status

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buttonhead Pipewort	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

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

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

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.