Brighton Sober vs Scurfy Deceiver

Aproaerema vinella compared with Laccaria proxima

Key Differences

Brighton Sober is Extinct while Scurfy Deceiver is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brighton Sober	Scurfy Deceiver
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Gelechiidae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Aproaerema	Laccaria
Species	Aproaerema vinella	Laccaria proxima

Conservation Status

Brighton Sober

EX — Extinct

Scurfy Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brighton Sober	Scurfy Deceiver
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.

Scurfy Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.