Brighton Sober vs White Cheese Polypore

Aproaerema vinella compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Key Differences

Brighton Sober is Extinct while White Cheese Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brighton Sober	White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Gelechiidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Aproaerema	Tyromyces
Species	Aproaerema vinella	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Brighton Sober

EX — Extinct

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brighton Sober	White Cheese Polypore
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.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.