Anemone Smut vs Azure Hawker

Urocystis anemones compared with Aeshna caerulea

Key Differences

• Anemone Smut is Not Evaluated while Azure Hawker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anemone Smut	Azure Hawker
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Urocystidaceae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Urocystis	Aeshna
Species	Urocystis anemones	Aeshna caerulea

Conservation Status

Anemone Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anemone Smut	Azure Hawker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Anemone Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Azure Hawker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Anemone Smut

The Anemone Smut (Urocystis anemones) is a species in the genus Urocystis. Native to Europe, 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