Buttonhead Pipewort vs Macaco-de-cheiro

Eriocaulon heterolepis compared with Saimiri cassiquiarensis

Key Differences

• Buttonhead Pipewort is Least Concern while Macaco-de-cheiro is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonhead Pipewort	Macaco-de-cheiro
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Eriocaulaceae	Cebidae
Genus	Eriocaulon	Saimiri
Species	Eriocaulon heterolepis	Saimiri cassiquiarensis

Conservation Status

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Macaco-de-cheiro

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buttonhead Pipewort	Macaco-de-cheiro
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

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

Macaco-de-cheiro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.