American Tar Spot vs Gorila Occidental

Rhytisma americanum compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

• American Tar Spot is Not Evaluated while Gorila Occidental is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Tar Spot	Gorila Occidental
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Rhytismataceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Rhytisma	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Rhytisma americanum	Gorilla gorilla

Conservation Status

American Tar Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Gorila Occidental

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Tar Spot	Gorila Occidental
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	1.7 m
Average Weight	—	160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Tar Spot

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Gorila Occidental

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Congo (Republic), Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

American Tar Spot

The American Tar Spot (Rhytisma americanum) is a species in the genus Rhytisma. Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Gorila Occidental

El primate más grande del mundo, los gorilas occidentales pesan hasta 180 kg y habitan los bosques tropicales y subtropicales del África ecuatorial. Principalmente herbívoros, viven en grupos familiares liderados por un macho de espalda plateada que protege la tropa y media en los conflictos sociales. En Peligro Crítico, con poblaciones amenazadas por la deforestación, la caza furtiva para la venta de carne de monte y los brotes del virus del Ébola.