Buttonhead Pipewort vs Jaguarundi

Eriocaulon heterolepis compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonhead Pipewort	Jaguarundi
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Eriocaulaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Eriocaulon	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Eriocaulon heterolepis	Puma yagouaroundi

Conservation Status

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buttonhead Pipewort	Jaguarundi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

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

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.