Brighton Sober vs Streamside Swordfern

Aproaerema vinella compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Brighton Sober is Extinct while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brighton Sober	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Gelechiidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Aproaerema	Nephrolepis
Species	Aproaerema vinella	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Brighton Sober

EX — Extinct

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brighton Sober	Streamside Swordfern
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.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.