Azure Hawker vs gammarid shrimp

Aeshna caerulea compared with Gammarus salinus

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while gammarid shrimp is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	gammarid shrimp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Amphipoda (Amphipoda)
Family	Aeshnidae	Gammaridae
Genus	Aeshna	Gammarus
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Gammarus salinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Azure Hawker and gammarid shrimp share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

gammarid shrimp

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	gammarid shrimp
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.

gammarid shrimp

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden