Azure Hawker vs Horsetail

Aeshna caerulea compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Horsetail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Equisetum
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Equisetum laevigatum

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Horsetail
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.

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.