Brighton Sober vs Purple-Bracted Dandelion

Aproaerema vinella compared with Taraxacum brachyglossum

Key Differences

• Brighton Sober is Extinct while Purple-Bracted Dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brighton Sober	Purple-Bracted Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Gelechiidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aproaerema	Taraxacum
Species	Aproaerema vinella	Taraxacum brachyglossum

Conservation Status

Brighton Sober

EX — Extinct

Purple-Bracted Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brighton Sober	Purple-Bracted Dandelion
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.

Purple-Bracted Dandelion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Norway, South Africa, 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.