Buzzing Spider vs Downy Safflower

Anyphaena accentuata compared with Carthamus lanatus

Key Differences

Buzzing Spider is Least Concern while Downy Safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buzzing Spider	Downy Safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Anyphaenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anyphaena	Carthamus
Species	Anyphaena accentuata	Carthamus lanatus

Conservation Status

Buzzing Spider

LC — Least Concern

Downy Safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buzzing Spider	Downy Safflower
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.

Downy Safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.