Brighton Sober vs Greenspored Dapperling

Aproaerema vinella compared with Melanophyllum eyrei

Key Differences

Brighton Sober is Extinct while Greenspored Dapperling is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brighton Sober	Greenspored Dapperling
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	Melanophyllum
Species	Aproaerema vinella	Melanophyllum eyrei

Conservation Status

Brighton Sober

EX — Extinct

Greenspored Dapperling

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brighton Sober	Greenspored Dapperling
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.

Greenspored Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.