Azure Hawker vs Pistachio nut

Aeshna caerulea compared with Pistacia vera

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Pistachio nut is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Pistachio nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Pistacia
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Pistacia vera

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Pistachio nut

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Pistachio nut
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.

Pistachio nut

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Libya, Rwanda), Asia (Armenia, Turkey), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States). 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.