Angular water-starwort vs Azure Hawker

Callitriche cribrosa compared with Aeshna caerulea

Key Differences

• Angular water-starwort is Near Threatened while Azure Hawker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angular water-starwort	Azure Hawker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Plantaginaceae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Callitriche	Aeshna
Species	Callitriche cribrosa	Aeshna caerulea

Conservation Status

Angular water-starwort

NT — Near Threatened

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angular water-starwort	Azure Hawker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Angular water-starwort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Azure Hawker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Angular water-starwort

The Angular water-starwort (Callitriche cribrosa) is a species in the genus Callitriche. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.