Azure Hawker vs Giant arrowhead

Aeshna caerulea compared with Sagittaria montevidensis

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Giant arrowhead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Giant arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Aeshna	Sagittaria
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Sagittaria montevidensis

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Giant arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Giant arrowhead
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.

Giant arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Asia (Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (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.