Azure Hawker vs Prickly Heath

Aeshna caerulea compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Gaultheria
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Prickly Heath
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.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.