Brown Hawker vs Subarctic Darner

Aeshna grandis compared with Aeshna subarctica

Key Differences

• Brown Hawker is Least Concern while Subarctic Darner is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Hawker	Subarctic Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Odonata (Odonata)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family same	Aeshnidae	Aeshnidae
Genus same	Aeshna	Aeshna
Species	Aeshna grandis	Aeshna subarctica

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Hawker and Subarctic Darner share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Aeshna.

Conservation Status

Brown Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Subarctic Darner

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Hawker	Subarctic Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Hawker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Subarctic Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Brown Hawker

Brown Hawker (Aeshna grandis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden