Buzzing Spider vs limestone fern

Anyphaena accentuata compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Buzzing Spider is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buzzing Spider	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Anyphaenidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Anyphaena	Gymnocarpium
Species	Anyphaena accentuata	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Buzzing Spider

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buzzing Spider	limestone 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.

limestone fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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