Buttonhead Pipewort vs Namaqua Micaelamys

Eriocaulon heterolepis compared with Micaelamys namaquensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonhead Pipewort	Namaqua Micaelamys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Eriocaulaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Eriocaulon	Micaelamys
Species	Eriocaulon heterolepis	Micaelamys namaquensis

Conservation Status

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Namaqua Micaelamys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buttonhead Pipewort	Namaqua Micaelamys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

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

Namaqua Micaelamys

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.