Azure Hawker vs Bladdernut

Aeshna caerulea compared with Staphylea pinnata

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Bladdernut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Bladdernut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Crossosomatales (Crossosomatales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Staphyleaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Staphylea
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Staphylea pinnata

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Bladdernut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Bladdernut
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.

Bladdernut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (9 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.

Bladdernut

The Bladdernut (Staphylea pinnata) is a species in the genus Staphylea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden