Buttonhead Pipewort vs Northern Pika

Eriocaulon heterolepis compared with Ochotona hyperborea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonhead Pipewort	Northern Pika
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Eriocaulaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Eriocaulon	Ochotona
Species	Eriocaulon heterolepis	Ochotona hyperborea

Conservation Status

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Northern Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buttonhead Pipewort	Northern Pika
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

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

Northern Pika

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.