Alder rust vs Buzzing Spider

Melampsoridium hiratsukanum compared with Anyphaena accentuata

Key Differences

• Alder rust is Not Evaluated while Buzzing Spider is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder rust	Buzzing Spider
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Pucciniastraceae	Anyphaenidae
Genus	Melampsoridium	Anyphaena
Species	Melampsoridium hiratsukanum	Anyphaena accentuata

Conservation Status

Alder rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Buzzing Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder rust	Buzzing Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (22 countries) and North America (United States).

Buzzing Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Alder rust

The Alder rust (Melampsoridium hiratsukanum) is a species in the genus Melampsoridium. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Buzzing Spider

The Buzzing Spider (Anyphaena accentuata) is a species in the genus Anyphaena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden