Azure Hawker vs Early Buttercup

Aeshna caerulea compared with Ranunculus fascicularis

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Early Buttercup is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Early Buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Ranunculus
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Ranunculus fascicularis

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Early Buttercup

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Early Buttercup
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.

Early Buttercup

Habitat

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

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.