Buttonhead Pipewort vs Lesser Naked Bat

Eriocaulon heterolepis compared with Cheiromeles parvidens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonhead Pipewort	Lesser Naked Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Eriocaulaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Eriocaulon	Cheiromeles
Species	Eriocaulon heterolepis	Cheiromeles parvidens

Conservation Status

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buttonhead Pipewort	Lesser Naked Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

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

Lesser Naked Bat

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.