Brighton Sober vs Ridged Tooth

Aproaerema vinella compared with Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Key Differences

• Brighton Sober is Extinct while Ridged Tooth is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brighton Sober	Ridged Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Gelechiidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Aproaerema	Hydnellum
Species	Aproaerema vinella	Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Conservation Status

Brighton Sober

EX — Extinct

Ridged Tooth

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brighton Sober	Ridged Tooth
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.

Ridged Tooth

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark