Buttonhead Pipewort vs Niger Delta Red Colobus

Eriocaulon heterolepis compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

• Buttonhead Pipewort is Least Concern while Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonhead Pipewort	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Eriocaulaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Eriocaulon	Piliocolobus
Species	Eriocaulon heterolepis	Piliocolobus epieni

Conservation Status

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buttonhead Pipewort	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

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

Niger Delta Red Colobus

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.