Buzzing Spider vs Prickly Coontail

Anyphaena accentuata compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Buzzing Spider is Least Concern while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buzzing Spider	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Anyphaenidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Anyphaena	Ceratophyllum
Species	Anyphaena accentuata	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Buzzing Spider

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buzzing Spider	Prickly Coontail
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.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.