Azure Hawker vs Mouterde's Ragwort

Aeshna caerulea compared with Jacobaea mouterdei

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Mouterde's Ragwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Mouterde's Ragwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Aeshnidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aeshna	Jacobaea
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Jacobaea mouterdei

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Mouterde's Ragwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Mouterde's Ragwort
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.

Mouterde's Ragwort

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.