Brighton Sober vs Scaly Tooth

Aproaerema vinella compared with Sarcodon squamosus

Key Differences

Brighton Sober is Extinct while Scaly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brighton Sober	Scaly 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	Sarcodon
Species	Aproaerema vinella	Sarcodon squamosus

Conservation Status

Brighton Sober

EX — Extinct

Scaly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brighton Sober	Scaly 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.

Scaly Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. 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.