American Tar Spot vs Black Tar Spot

Rhytisma americanum compared with Rhytisma acerinum

Key Differences

• American Tar Spot is Not Evaluated while Black Tar Spot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Tar Spot	Black Tar Spot
Kingdom same	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class same	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order same	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family same	Rhytismataceae	Rhytismataceae
Genus same	Rhytisma	Rhytisma
Species	Rhytisma americanum	Rhytisma acerinum

Evolutionary Relationship

American Tar Spot and Black Tar Spot share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Rhytisma.

Conservation Status

American Tar Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Tar Spot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Tar Spot	Black Tar Spot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Tar Spot

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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.

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.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States