Brighton Sober vs Tear Dropper

Aproaerema vinella compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Key Differences

Brighton Sober is Extinct while Tear Dropper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brighton Sober	Tear Dropper
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	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Aproaerema	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Aproaerema vinella	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Brighton Sober

EX — Extinct

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brighton Sober	Tear Dropper
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.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.