Buzzing Spider vs Prickly Heath

Anyphaena accentuata compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

Buzzing Spider is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buzzing Spider	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Anyphaenidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Anyphaena	Gaultheria
Species	Anyphaena accentuata	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Buzzing Spider

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buzzing Spider	Prickly Heath
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 Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.