Azure Hawker vs Willow Cherry

Aeshna caerulea compared with Prunus incana

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Willow Cherry is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Willow Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Aeshnidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Aeshna	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Prunus incana

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Willow Cherry

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Willow Cherry
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.

Willow Cherry

Habitat

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

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.