Brighton Sober vs False Death-Cap

Aproaerema vinella compared with Amanita citrina

Key Differences

Brighton Sober is Extinct while False Death-Cap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brighton Sober	False 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 citrina

Conservation Status

Brighton Sober

EX — Extinct

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brighton Sober	False 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.

False Death-Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.