Azure Hawker vs Northern Raphia

Aeshna caerulea compared with Raphia sudanica

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Northern Raphia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Northern Raphia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Raphia
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Raphia sudanica

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Northern Raphia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Northern Raphia
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.

Northern Raphia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.