Buttonhead Pipewort vs Greater Bamboo Lemur

Eriocaulon heterolepis compared with Prolemur simus

Key Differences

• Buttonhead Pipewort is Least Concern while Greater Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonhead Pipewort	Greater Bamboo Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Eriocaulaceae	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Eriocaulon	Prolemur
Species	Eriocaulon heterolepis	Prolemur simus

Conservation Status

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Greater Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buttonhead Pipewort	Greater Bamboo Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

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

Greater Bamboo 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.