Azure Hawker vs Root-headed Centaury

Aeshna caerulea compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Root-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Root-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Aeshnidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aeshna	Centaurea
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Root-headed Centaury
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.

Root-headed Centaury

Habitat

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

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.