Azure Hawker vs Chinaroot

Aeshna caerulea compared with Dioscorea villosa

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Chinaroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Chinaroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Dioscorea
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Dioscorea villosa

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Chinaroot
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.

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.