Brighton Sober vs Tiered Tooth

Aproaerema vinella compared with Hericium cirrhatum

Key Differences

• Brighton Sober is Extinct while Tiered Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brighton Sober	Tiered Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Gelechiidae	Hericiaceae
Genus	Aproaerema	Hericium
Species	Aproaerema vinella	Hericium cirrhatum

Conservation Status

Brighton Sober

EX — Extinct

Tiered Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brighton Sober	Tiered 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.

Tiered Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark