Buttonhead Pipewort vs Harlequin Bat

Eriocaulon heterolepis compared with Scotomanes ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonhead Pipewort	Harlequin 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	Scotomanes
Species	Eriocaulon heterolepis	Scotomanes ornatus

Conservation Status

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Harlequin Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buttonhead Pipewort	Harlequin Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

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

Harlequin 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.