Azure Hawker vs Rooting Brownie

Aeshna caerulea compared with Hypholoma radicosum

Key Differences

Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Rooting Brownie is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Rooting Brownie
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aeshnidae	Strophariaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Hypholoma
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Hypholoma radicosum

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Rooting Brownie

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Rooting Brownie
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.

Rooting Brownie

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.