Blue-eyed Hawker vs koala

Aeshna affinis compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

Blue-eyed Hawker is Data Deficient while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-eyed Hawker	koala
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Aeshnidae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Aeshna	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Aeshna affinis	Phascolarctos cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-eyed Hawker and koala share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Blue-eyed Hawker

DD — Data Deficient

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-eyed Hawker	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-eyed Hawker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden.

koala

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Found in Australia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Blue-eyed Hawker

The Blue Eyed Hawker (Aeshna affinis) is a species in the genus Aeshna. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

koala

Iconic marsupial of eastern and southeastern Australia, koalas weigh up to 15 kg and spend up to 22 hours daily sleeping to conserve energy from their low-calorie eucalyptus leaf diet. Highly specialized to process toxic eucalyptus compounds that would kill most other mammals, they have gut microbiomes uniquely adapted for detoxification. Listed as Endangered in 2022, with populations decimated by chlamydia disease, habitat clearing, and climate change.