Azure Hawker vs Bitter Tooth

Aeshna caerulea compared with Hydnellum scabrosum

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Bitter Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Aeshna	Hydnellum
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Hydnellum scabrosum

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Bitter Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azure Hawker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Bitter Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Bitter Tooth

The Bitter Tooth (Hydnellum scabrosum) is a species in the genus Hydnellum. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden