Buttonhead Pipewort vs Paradox Vole

Eriocaulon heterolepis compared with Microtus paradoxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonhead Pipewort	Paradox Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Eriocaulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Eriocaulon	Microtus
Species	Eriocaulon heterolepis	Microtus paradoxus

Conservation Status

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Paradox Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buttonhead Pipewort	Paradox Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

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

Paradox Vole

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.