Azure Hawker vs slender facelina

Aeshna caerulea compared with Facelina auriculata

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while slender facelina is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	slender facelina
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)
Family	Aeshnidae	Facelinidae
Genus	Aeshna	Facelina
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Facelina auriculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Azure Hawker and slender facelina share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

slender facelina

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	slender facelina
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.

slender facelina

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden