Buttonhead Pipewort vs Orces's Long-tongued Bat

Eriocaulon heterolepis compared with Lonchophylla orcesi

Key Differences

• Buttonhead Pipewort is Least Concern while Orces's Long-tongued Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonhead Pipewort	Orces's Long-tongued Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Eriocaulaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Eriocaulon	Lonchophylla
Species	Eriocaulon heterolepis	Lonchophylla orcesi

Conservation Status

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Orces's Long-tongued Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buttonhead Pipewort	Orces's Long-tongued Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

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

Orces's Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.