Buzzing Spider vs Floating Fern

Anyphaena accentuata compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

Buzzing Spider is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buzzing Spider	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Anyphaenidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Anyphaena	Salvinia
Species	Anyphaena accentuata	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Buzzing Spider

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buzzing Spider	Floating Fern
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.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.