Buttonhead Pipewort vs Ornate Cuscus

Eriocaulon heterolepis compared with Phalanger ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonhead Pipewort	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Eriocaulaceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Eriocaulon	Phalanger
Species	Eriocaulon heterolepis	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buttonhead Pipewort	Ornate Cuscus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

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

Ornate Cuscus

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.