Azure Hawker vs river moss

Aeshna caerulea compared with Fontinalis hypnoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	river moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Fontinalaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Fontinalis
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Fontinalis hypnoides

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

river moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	river moss
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.

river moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.