Azure Hawker vs False Planetree

Aeshna caerulea compared with Acer pseudoplatanus

Key Differences

Azure Hawker is Least Concern while False Planetree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	False Planetree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Acer
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Acer pseudoplatanus

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

False Planetree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	False Planetree
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.

False Planetree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (India, Syria), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

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.