Azure Hawker vs Downy Cherry

Aeshna caerulea compared with Prunus tomentosa

Key Differences

Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Downy Cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Downy Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Aeshnidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Aeshna	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Prunus tomentosa

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Downy Cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Downy Cherry
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.

Downy Cherry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.