Azure Hawker vs deadly nightshade

Aeshna caerulea compared with Atropa belladonna

Key Differences

Azure Hawker is Least Concern while deadly nightshade is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	deadly nightshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Atropa
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Atropa belladonna

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

deadly nightshade

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	deadly nightshade
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.

deadly nightshade

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). 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.