Asian swordfern vs Azure Hawker

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Aeshna caerulea

Key Differences

• Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while Azure Hawker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian swordfern	Azure Hawker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Aeshna
Species	Nephrolepis brownii	Aeshna caerulea

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian swordfern	Azure Hawker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Azure Hawker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Asian swordfern

The Asian swordfern (Nephrolepis brownii) is a species in the genus Nephrolepis. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Widely distributed across Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.