Azure Hawker vs Ray

Aeshna caerulea compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Aeshnidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Aeshna	Atlantoraja
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Evolutionary Relationship

Azure Hawker and Ray share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Ray
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.

Ray

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.