Ascending Grapefern vs Azure Hawker

Botrychium ascendens compared with Aeshna caerulea

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Azure Hawker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Azure Hawker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Botrychium	Aeshna
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Aeshna caerulea

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Azure Hawker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ascending Grapefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Azure Hawker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Ascending Grapefern

Ascending grapefern (Botrychium ascendens) is a species in the genus Botrychium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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