Buttonhead Pipewort vs Perija Small-eared Shrew

Eriocaulon heterolepis compared with Cryptotis perijensis

Key Differences

• Buttonhead Pipewort is Least Concern while Perija Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonhead Pipewort	Perija Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Eriocaulaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Eriocaulon	Cryptotis
Species	Eriocaulon heterolepis	Cryptotis perijensis

Conservation Status

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Perija Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buttonhead Pipewort	Perija Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

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

Perija Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.