Bath Truffle vs Buzzing Spider

Melanogaster broomeanus compared with Anyphaena accentuata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bath Truffle	Buzzing Spider
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Paxillaceae	Anyphaenidae
Genus	Melanogaster	Anyphaena
Species	Melanogaster broomeanus	Anyphaena accentuata

Conservation Status

Bath Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Buzzing Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bath Truffle	Buzzing Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bath Truffle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

Buzzing Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

Bath Truffle

The Bath Truffle (Melanogaster broomeanus) is a species in the genus Melanogaster. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway