Azure Hawker vs Light Red Meranti

Aeshna caerulea compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Shorea
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Light Red Meranti
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.

Light Red Meranti

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.