Azure Hawker vs Salento Iris

Aeshna caerulea compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Aeshnidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Aeshna	Iris
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Azure Hawker and Salento Iris share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Salento Iris
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.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.