Ash Dieback vs Azure Hawker

Hymenoscyphus fraxineus compared with Aeshna caerulea

Key Differences

• Ash Dieback is Not Evaluated while Azure Hawker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash Dieback	Azure Hawker
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Helotiaceae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Hymenoscyphus	Aeshna
Species	Hymenoscyphus fraxineus	Aeshna caerulea

Conservation Status

Ash Dieback

NE — Not Evaluated

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash Dieback	Azure Hawker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash Dieback

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Azure Hawker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Ash Dieback

Ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) is a species in the genus Hymenoscyphus. 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