Buttonhead Pipewort vs Merriam s Deermouse

Eriocaulon heterolepis compared with Peromyscus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonhead Pipewort	Merriam s Deermouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Eriocaulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Eriocaulon	Peromyscus
Species	Eriocaulon heterolepis	Peromyscus merriami

Conservation Status

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Merriam s Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buttonhead Pipewort	Merriam s Deermouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

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

Merriam s Deermouse

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.