Azure Hawker vs Dune Dandelion

Aeshna caerulea compared with Taraxacum dunense

Key Differences

Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Dune Dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Dune Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Aeshnidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aeshna	Taraxacum
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Taraxacum dunense

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Dune Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Dune Dandelion
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.

Dune Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.