Azure Hawker vs Erect Pricklypear

Aeshna caerulea compared with Opuntia stricta

Key Differences

Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Erect Pricklypear is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Erect Pricklypear
Kingdom	Animalia (hewan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Artropoda)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (serangga)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Opuntia
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Opuntia stricta

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Erect Pricklypear

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Erect Pricklypear
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.

Erect Pricklypear

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Solomon Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.