Brown Widow vs Buzzing Spider

Latrodectus geometricus compared with Anyphaena accentuata

Key Differences

• Brown Widow is Not Evaluated while Buzzing Spider is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Widow	Buzzing Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order same	Araneae (Araneae)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Theridiidae	Anyphaenidae
Genus	Latrodectus	Anyphaena
Species	Latrodectus geometricus	Anyphaena accentuata

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Widow and Buzzing Spider share a common ancestor at the Order level: Araneae. (Araneae)

Conservation Status

Brown Widow

NE — Not Evaluated

Buzzing Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Widow	Buzzing Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Widow

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru).

Buzzing Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

Brown Widow

The Brown Widow (Latrodectus geometricus) is a species in the genus Latrodectus. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts. Its geographic range includes widely distributed across africa (south africa), asia (japan), europe (7 countries), north america (united states), and south america (colombia, ecuador, peru).

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 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden