Azure Hawker vs Nyl grass

Aeshna caerulea compared with Acroceras macrum

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Nyl grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Nyl grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aeshnidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Aeshna	Acroceras
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Acroceras macrum

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Nyl grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Nyl grass
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.

Nyl grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, and Taiwan.

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.