Brighton Sober vs long yam

Aproaerema vinella compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• Brighton Sober is Extinct while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brighton Sober	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Gelechiidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Aproaerema	Dioscorea
Species	Aproaerema vinella	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Brighton Sober

EX — Extinct

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brighton Sober	long yam
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.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.