Azure Hawker vs pale moonwort

Aeshna caerulea compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	pale moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Botrychium
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Botrychium pallidum

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	pale moonwort
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.

pale moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.