Bergamot Mint vs Black Bonneted Bat

Mentha aquatica compared with Eumops auripendulus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergamot Mint	Black Bonneted Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lamiaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Mentha	Eumops
Species	Mentha aquatica	Eumops auripendulus

Conservation Status

Bergamot Mint

LC — Least Concern

Black Bonneted Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergamot Mint	Black Bonneted Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergamot Mint

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Black Bonneted Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Bergamot Mint

The Bergamot Mint (Mentha aquatica) is a species in the genus Mentha. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotrop

Black Bonneted Bat

The Black Bonneted Bat (Eumops auripendulus) is a species in the genus Eumops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.