Azure Hawker vs Jumping cholla

Aeshna caerulea compared with Cylindropuntia fulgida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Jumping cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Cylindropuntia
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Cylindropuntia fulgida

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Jumping cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Jumping cholla
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.

Jumping cholla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Australia, South Africa, United States, and Zimbabwe.

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.