Buzzing Spider vs pale shoulder

Anyphaena accentuata compared with Acontia lucida

Key Differences

• Buzzing Spider is Least Concern while pale shoulder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buzzing Spider	pale shoulder
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Anyphaenidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Anyphaena	Acontia
Species	Anyphaena accentuata	Acontia lucida

Evolutionary Relationship

Buzzing Spider and pale shoulder share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Buzzing Spider

LC — Least Concern

pale shoulder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buzzing Spider	pale shoulder
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.

pale shoulder

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Portugal, and Sweden.

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 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden