Brown Hawker vs Moorland Hawker

Aeshna grandis compared with Aeshna juncea

Key Differences

• Brown Hawker is Least Concern while Moorland Hawker is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Hawker	Moorland Hawker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order same	Odonata (Odonata)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family same	Aeshnidae	Aeshnidae
Genus same	Aeshna	Aeshna
Species	Aeshna grandis	Aeshna juncea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Moorland Hawker

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Hawker	Moorland Hawker
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.

Moorland Hawker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Brown Hawker

O Aeshna grandis (Libelinha-castanha) está classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Amplamente distribuído e abundante em sua área de ocorrência, com populações estáveis e sem preocupações imediatas de conservação.

Moorland Hawker

O anax-subalpino (Aeshna juncea) esta classificado como Vulneravel (VU) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Enfrenta alto risco de ameaca em estado silvestre, com populacoes em declinio e crescente pressao sobre seu habitat.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden