Azure Hawker vs Leopard Earthball

Aeshna caerulea compared with Scleroderma areolatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Leopard Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Aeshna	Scleroderma
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Scleroderma areolatum

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Leopard Earthball
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.

Leopard Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), 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.