Apple Mint vs North American porcupine

Mentha suaveolens compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple Mint	North American porcupine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lamiaceae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Mentha	Erethizon
Species	Mentha suaveolens	Erethizon dorsatus

Conservation Status

Apple Mint

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple Mint	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple Mint

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Apple Mint

The Apple Mint (Mentha suaveolens) is a species in the genus Mentha. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States