Azure Hawker vs southern elder

Aeshna caerulea compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Sambucus
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	southern elder
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.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.