Buttonhead Pipewort vs Plateau Pika

Eriocaulon heterolepis compared with Ochotona curzoniae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonhead Pipewort	Plateau Pika
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Eriocaulaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Eriocaulon	Ochotona
Species	Eriocaulon heterolepis	Ochotona curzoniae

Conservation Status

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Plateau Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buttonhead Pipewort	Plateau Pika
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

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

Plateau Pika

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.