Black Tar Spot vs Mindanao Montane Forest Apomys

Rhytisma acerinum compared with Apomys insignis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Tar Spot	Mindanao Montane Forest Apomys
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rhytismataceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Rhytisma	Apomys
Species	Rhytisma acerinum	Apomys insignis

Conservation Status

Black Tar Spot

LC — Least Concern

Mindanao Montane Forest Apomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Tar Spot	Mindanao Montane Forest Apomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Tar Spot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Mindanao Montane Forest Apomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Tar Spot

The Black Tar Spot (Rhytisma acerinum) is a species in the genus Rhytisma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.