Azure Hawker vs Flat-Leaved Bladderwort

Aeshna caerulea compared with Utricularia intermedia

Key Differences

Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Flat-Leaved Bladderwort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Flat-Leaved Bladderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Lentibulariaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Utricularia
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Utricularia intermedia

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Flat-Leaved Bladderwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Flat-Leaved Bladderwort
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.

Flat-Leaved Bladderwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.