Buzzing Spider vs amor-de-velho

Anyphaena accentuata compared with Desmodium tortuosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buzzing Spider	amor-de-velho
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (aracnídeo)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (aranha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Anyphaenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anyphaena	Desmodium
Species	Anyphaena accentuata	Desmodium tortuosum

Conservation Status

Buzzing Spider

LC — Least Concern

amor-de-velho

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buzzing Spider	amor-de-velho
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.

amor-de-velho

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (4 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.