Brighton Sober vs Death Cap

Aproaerema vinella compared with Amanita phalloides

Key Differences

Brighton Sober is Extinct while Death Cap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brighton Sober	Death Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Gelechiidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Aproaerema	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Aproaerema vinella	Amanita phalloides

Conservation Status

Brighton Sober

EX — Extinct

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brighton Sober	Death Cap
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.

Death Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

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.