Buzzing Spider vs Mountain Ricegrass

Anyphaena accentuata compared with Piptatheropsis pungens

Key Differences

• Buzzing Spider is Least Concern while Mountain Ricegrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buzzing Spider	Mountain Ricegrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Anyphaenidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anyphaena	Piptatheropsis
Species	Anyphaena accentuata	Piptatheropsis pungens

Conservation Status

Buzzing Spider

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Ricegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buzzing Spider	Mountain Ricegrass
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.

Mountain Ricegrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.