Azure Hawker vs spreading threadwort

Aeshna caerulea compared with Cephaloziella divaricata

Key Differences

Azure Hawker is Least Concern while spreading threadwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	spreading threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Cephaloziella
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Cephaloziella divaricata

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

spreading threadwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	spreading threadwort
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.

spreading threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). 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.