Azure Hawker vs Figleaf gourd

Aeshna caerulea compared with Cucurbita ficifolia

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Figleaf gourd is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Figleaf gourd
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Cucurbita
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Cucurbita ficifolia

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Figleaf gourd

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Figleaf gourd
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.

Figleaf gourd

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.