Buttonhead Pipewort vs Pacific Tent-making Bat

Eriocaulon heterolepis compared with Uroderma convexum

Key Differences

• Buttonhead Pipewort is Least Concern while Pacific Tent-making Bat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonhead Pipewort	Pacific Tent-making 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	Uroderma
Species	Eriocaulon heterolepis	Uroderma convexum

Conservation Status

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Tent-making Bat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buttonhead Pipewort	Pacific Tent-making Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

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

Pacific Tent-making Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and 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.