Buttonhead Pipewort vs Japanese Pipistrelle

Eriocaulon heterolepis compared with Pipistrellus abramus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonhead Pipewort	Japanese Pipistrelle
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	Pipistrellus
Species	Eriocaulon heterolepis	Pipistrellus abramus

Conservation Status

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buttonhead Pipewort	Japanese Pipistrelle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

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

Japanese Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.

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.