Buzzing Spider vs Cotonéaster

Anyphaena accentuata compared with Cotoneaster pannosus

Key Differences

• Buzzing Spider is Least Concern while Cotonéaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buzzing Spider	Cotonéaster
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (araignée)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Anyphaenidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Anyphaena	Cotoneaster
Species	Anyphaena accentuata	Cotoneaster pannosus

Conservation Status

Buzzing Spider

LC — Least Concern

Cotonéaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buzzing Spider	Cotonéaster
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.

Cotonéaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Uruguay).

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