Azure Hawker vs Brittle Bladderfern

Aeshna caerulea compared with Cystopteris tenuis

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Brittle Bladderfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Cystopteris
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Cystopteris tenuis

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Brittle Bladderfern
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.

Brittle Bladderfern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Brittle Bladderfern

The Brittle Bladderfern (Cystopteris tenuis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.