Buttonhead Pipewort vs Iberian Mole

Eriocaulon heterolepis compared with Talpa occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonhead Pipewort	Iberian Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Eriocaulaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Eriocaulon	Talpa
Species	Eriocaulon heterolepis	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buttonhead Pipewort	Iberian Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

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

Iberian Mole

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.