Blackish Puffball vs Brighton Sober

Lycoperdon nigrescens compared with Aproaerema vinella

Key Differences

• Blackish Puffball is Least Concern while Brighton Sober is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackish Puffball	Brighton Sober
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Aproaerema
Species	Lycoperdon nigrescens	Aproaerema vinella

Conservation Status

Blackish Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Brighton Sober

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackish Puffball	Brighton Sober
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackish Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Brighton Sober

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

Blackish Puffball

The Blackish Puffball (Lycoperdon nigrescens) is a species in the genus Lycoperdon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium