Brighton Sober vs Stinking Earthfan

Aproaerema vinella compared with Thelephora palmata

Key Differences

• Brighton Sober is Extinct while Stinking Earthfan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brighton Sober	Stinking Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (hewan)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Artropoda)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (serangga)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Gelechiidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Aproaerema	Thelephora
Species	Aproaerema vinella	Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

Brighton Sober

EX — Extinct

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brighton Sober	Stinking Earthfan
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.

Stinking Earthfan

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark