Azure Hawker vs Mountain-ash

Aeshna caerulea compared with Sorbus alnifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Mountain-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Aeshnidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Aeshna	Sorbus
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Sorbus alnifolia

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Mountain-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Mountain-ash
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.

Mountain-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.