Azure Hawker vs Oriental Plane-tree

Aeshna caerulea compared with Platanus orientalis

Key Differences

  • Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Oriental Plane-tree is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Azure Hawker Oriental Plane-tree
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Odonata (Odonata) Proteales (Proteales)
Family Aeshnidae Platanaceae
Genus Aeshna Platanus
Species Aeshna caerulea Platanus orientalis

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Oriental Plane-tree

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Azure Hawker Oriental Plane-tree
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.

Oriental Plane-tree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (India), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Oriental Plane-tree

No description available.

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