Buzzing Spider vs Dollar-joint Prickly-pear

Anyphaena accentuata compared with Opuntia chlorotica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buzzing Spider	Dollar-joint Prickly-pear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Anyphaenidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Anyphaena	Opuntia
Species	Anyphaena accentuata	Opuntia chlorotica

Conservation Status

Buzzing Spider

LC — Least Concern

Dollar-joint Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buzzing Spider	Dollar-joint Prickly-pear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buzzing Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

Dollar-joint Prickly-pear

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Italy.

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.