Azure Hawker vs Rootless Duckweed

Aeshna caerulea compared with Wolffia arrhiza

Key Differences

Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Rootless Duckweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Rootless Duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Araceae
Genus	Aeshna	Wolffia
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Wolffia arrhiza

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Rootless Duckweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Rootless Duckweed
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.

Rootless Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.