Alder rust vs Azure Hawker

Melampsoridium hiratsukanum compared with Aeshna caerulea

Key Differences

• Alder rust is Not Evaluated while Azure Hawker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder rust	Azure Hawker
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pucciniastraceae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Melampsoridium	Aeshna
Species	Melampsoridium hiratsukanum	Aeshna caerulea

Conservation Status

Alder rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder rust	Azure Hawker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (22 countries) and North America (United States).

Azure Hawker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Alder rust

The Alder rust (Melampsoridium hiratsukanum) is a species in the genus Melampsoridium. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Azure Hawker

The Azure Hawker (Aeshna caerulea) is a species in the genus Aeshna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden