Azure Hawker vs small scabious

Aeshna caerulea compared with Scabiosa columbaria

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while small scabious is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	small scabious
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Scabiosa
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Scabiosa columbaria

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

small scabious

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	small scabious
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.

small scabious

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests 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 (6 countries), and North America (United States). 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden