Azure Hawker vs Leafless Ballart

Aeshna caerulea compared with Exocarpos aphyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Leafless Ballart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Santalales (Santalales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Santalaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Exocarpos
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Exocarpos aphyllus

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Leafless Ballart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Leafless Ballart
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.

Leafless Ballart

Habitat

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

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.