Buzzing Spider vs Four-barred Major

Anyphaena accentuata compared with Oxycera rara

Key Differences

• Buzzing Spider is Least Concern while Four-barred Major is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buzzing Spider	Four-barred Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Anyphaenidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Anyphaena	Oxycera
Species	Anyphaena accentuata	Oxycera rara

Evolutionary Relationship

Buzzing Spider and Four-barred Major share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Buzzing Spider

LC — Least Concern

Four-barred Major

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buzzing Spider	Four-barred Major
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.

Four-barred Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark