Buzzing Spider vs prostrate cinquefoil

Anyphaena accentuata compared with Potentilla supina

Key Differences

• Buzzing Spider is Least Concern while prostrate cinquefoil is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buzzing Spider	prostrate cinquefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Anyphaenidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Anyphaena	Potentilla
Species	Anyphaena accentuata	Potentilla supina

Conservation Status

Buzzing Spider

LC — Least Concern

prostrate cinquefoil

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buzzing Spider	prostrate cinquefoil
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.

prostrate cinquefoil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Japan), Europe (12 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden