Azure Hawker vs Mountain yam

Aeshna caerulea compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Dioscoreales (อันดับกลอย)
Family	Aeshnidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Dioscorea
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Mountain yam
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.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.