Buttonhead Pipewort vs Hourglass Dolphin

Eriocaulon heterolepis compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonhead Pipewort	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Eriocaulaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Eriocaulon	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Eriocaulon heterolepis	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buttonhead Pipewort	Hourglass Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

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

Hourglass Dolphin

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.