Buttonhead Pipewort vs Ili Pika

Eriocaulon heterolepis compared with Ochotona iliensis

Key Differences

• Buttonhead Pipewort is Least Concern while Ili Pika is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonhead Pipewort	Ili Pika
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Eriocaulaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Eriocaulon	Ochotona
Species	Eriocaulon heterolepis	Ochotona iliensis

Conservation Status

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Ili Pika

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buttonhead Pipewort	Ili Pika
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

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

Ili Pika

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.