Buttonhead Pipewort vs Northern tamandua

Eriocaulon heterolepis compared with Tamandua mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonhead Pipewort	Northern tamandua
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Eriocaulaceae	Myrmecophagidae
Genus	Eriocaulon	Tamandua
Species	Eriocaulon heterolepis	Tamandua mexicana

Conservation Status

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Northern tamandua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

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

Northern tamandua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.