Buttonhead Pipewort vs Mongolian Vole

Eriocaulon heterolepis compared with Microtus mongolicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonhead Pipewort	Mongolian Vole
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	Microtus
Species	Eriocaulon heterolepis	Microtus mongolicus

Conservation Status

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Mongolian Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buttonhead Pipewort	Mongolian Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

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

Mongolian Vole

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.