Black-Staining Polypore vs Brighton Sober

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Aproaerema vinella

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Brighton Sober is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Brighton Sober
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Meripilaceae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Meripilus	Aproaerema
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Aproaerema vinella

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Brighton Sober

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Brighton Sober
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-Staining Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Brighton Sober

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

Black-Staining Polypore

The Black-Staining Polypore (Meripilus sumstinei) is a species in the genus Meripilus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Brighton Sober

The Brighton Sober (Aproaerema vinella) is a species in the genus Aproaerema. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.