Buzzing Spider vs Junco de Agua

Anyphaena accentuata compared with Cyperus difformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buzzing Spider	Junco de Agua
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (arácnidos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Araneae (araña)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Anyphaenidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Anyphaena	Cyperus
Species	Anyphaena accentuata	Cyperus difformis

Conservation Status

Buzzing Spider

LC — Least Concern

Junco de Agua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buzzing Spider	Junco de Agua
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.

Junco de Agua

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇵🇹 Portugal