Brighton Sober vs Painted Suillus

Aproaerema vinella compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Brighton Sober is Extinct while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brighton Sober	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Gelechiidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Aproaerema	Suillus
Species	Aproaerema vinella	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Brighton Sober

EX — Extinct

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brighton Sober	Painted Suillus
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.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and 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.