Azure Hawker vs Slender Shrew

Aeshna caerulea compared with Sorex gracillimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Azure Hawker Slender Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Odonata (Odonata) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Aeshnidae Soricidae
Genus Aeshna Sorex
Species Aeshna caerulea Sorex gracillimus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Slender Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Azure Hawker Slender Shrew
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 Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Slender Shrew

No description available.

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