Buzzing Spider vs Mountain yam

Anyphaena accentuata compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Buzzing Spider is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buzzing Spider	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Anyphaenidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Anyphaena	Dioscorea
Species	Anyphaena accentuata	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Buzzing Spider

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buzzing Spider	Mountain yam
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 yam

Habitat

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

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.