Bergamot Mint vs Horse Mint

Mentha aquatica compared with Mentha longifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergamot Mint	Horse Mint
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family same	Lamiaceae	Lamiaceae
Genus same	Mentha	Mentha
Species	Mentha aquatica	Mentha longifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergamot Mint and Horse Mint share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Mentha.

Conservation Status

Bergamot Mint

LC — Least Concern

Horse Mint

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergamot Mint	Horse Mint
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).

Horse Mint

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea and Norway.

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway