Aeschne Affine vs Grande Aeschne

Aeshna affinis compared with Aeshna grandis

Key Differences

• Aeschne Affine is Data Deficient while Grande Aeschne is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aeschne Affine	Grande Aeschne
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order same	Odonata (Odonata)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family same	Aeshnidae	Aeshnidae
Genus same	Aeshna	Aeshna
Species	Aeshna affinis	Aeshna grandis

Evolutionary Relationship

Aeschne Affine and Grande Aeschne share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Aeshna.

Conservation Status

Aeschne Affine

DD — Data Deficient

Grande Aeschne

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aeschne Affine	Grande Aeschne
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aeschne Affine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden.

Grande Aeschne

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Aeschne Affine

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.

Grande Aeschne

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 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇸🇪 Sweden