Azure Hawker vs Streamside Swordfern

Aeshna caerulea compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Nephrolepis
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Streamside Swordfern
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.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.