Azure Hawker vs Variableleaf yellowcress

Aeshna caerulea compared with Rorippa indica

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Variableleaf yellowcress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Variableleaf yellowcress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Rorippa
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Rorippa indica

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Variableleaf yellowcress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Variableleaf yellowcress
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.

Variableleaf yellowcress

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (Taiwan, Timor-Leste), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.