Azure Hawker vs Chinese water chestnut

Aeshna caerulea compared with Eleocharis dulcis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Azure Hawker Chinese water chestnut
Kingdom Animalia (동물) Plantae (식물)
Phylum Arthropoda (절지동물) Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class Insecta (곤충) Liliopsida (백합강)
Order Odonata (잠자리) Poales (벼목)
Family Aeshnidae Cyperaceae
Genus Aeshna Eleocharis
Species Aeshna caerulea Eleocharis dulcis

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Chinese water chestnut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Azure Hawker Chinese water chestnut
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.

Chinese water chestnut

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Vietnam), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries).

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.

Chinese water chestnut

The Chinese Water Chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis) is a species in the genus Eleocharis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Micronesia.

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