Buttonhead Pipewort vs Nilgiri langur

Eriocaulon heterolepis compared with Semnopithecus johnii

Key Differences

• Buttonhead Pipewort is Least Concern while Nilgiri langur is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonhead Pipewort	Nilgiri langur
Kingdom	Plantae (पादप)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Primates (नरवानर गण)
Family	Eriocaulaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Eriocaulon	Semnopithecus
Species	Eriocaulon heterolepis	Semnopithecus johnii

Conservation Status

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Nilgiri langur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buttonhead Pipewort	Nilgiri langur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

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

Nilgiri langur

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.