Azure Hawker vs Shepherd's purse

Aeshna caerulea compared with Capsella bursa-pastoris

Key Differences

Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Shepherd's purse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Shepherd's purse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Capsella
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Capsella bursa-pastoris

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Shepherd's purse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Shepherd's purse
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.

Shepherd's purse

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

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.