Brighton Sober vs Cupped Ear

Aproaerema vinella compared with Otidea cantharella

Key Differences

Brighton Sober is Extinct while Cupped Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brighton Sober	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Gelechiidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Aproaerema	Otidea
Species	Aproaerema vinella	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Brighton Sober

EX — Extinct

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brighton Sober	Cupped Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brighton Sober

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.