Azure Hawker vs Lesser Germanderwort

Aeshna caerulea compared with Riccardia incurvata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Lesser Germanderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Aneuraceae
Genus	Aeshna	Riccardia
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Riccardia incurvata

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Germanderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Lesser Germanderwort
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.

Lesser Germanderwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.