Azure Hawker vs Giffard's Cyanea

Aeshna caerulea compared with Cyanea giffardii

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Giffard's Cyanea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Giffard's Cyanea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Scyphozoa (Scyphozoa)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Semaeostomeae (Semaeostomeae)
Family	Aeshnidae	Cyaneidae
Genus	Aeshna	Cyanea
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Cyanea giffardii

Evolutionary Relationship

Azure Hawker and Giffard's Cyanea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Giffard's Cyanea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Giffard's Cyanea
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.

Giffard's Cyanea

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.