arrow worm vs Azure Hawker

Parasagitta elegans compared with Aeshna caerulea

Key Differences

• arrow worm is Not Evaluated while Azure Hawker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow worm	Azure Hawker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chaetognatha (arrow worms)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Sagittoidea (Sagittoidea)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Aphragmophora (Aphragmophora)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sagittidae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Parasagitta	Aeshna
Species	Parasagitta elegans	Aeshna caerulea

Evolutionary Relationship

arrow worm and Azure Hawker share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

arrow worm

NE — Not Evaluated

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow worm	Azure Hawker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrow worm

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

Azure Hawker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

arrow worm

The Arrow worm, Parasagitta elegans, is a species. 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway