Azure Hawker vs Whitley’s cuttlefish

Aeshna caerulea compared with Sepia whitleyana

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Whitley’s cuttlefish is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Whitley’s cuttlefish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Aeshnidae	Sepiidae
Genus	Aeshna	Sepia
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Sepia whitleyana

Evolutionary Relationship

Azure Hawker and Whitley’s cuttlefish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Whitley’s cuttlefish

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Whitley’s cuttlefish
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.

Whitley’s cuttlefish

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.