Azure Hawker vs spurred threadwort

Aeshna caerulea compared with Cephaloziella elachista

Key Differences

Azure Hawker is Least Concern while spurred threadwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	spurred 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 elachista

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

spurred threadwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	spurred 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.

spurred threadwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.