Apple Mint vs Common Seal

Mentha villosa compared with Phoca vitulina

Key Differences

Apple Mint is Not Evaluated while Common Seal is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple Mint	Common Seal
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Lamiaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Mentha	Phoca (Harbor Seals)
Species	Mentha villosa	Phoca vitulina

Conservation Status

Apple Mint

NE — Not Evaluated

Common Seal

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~500.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple Mint	Common Seal
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	30 years
Average Length	—	1.7 m
Average Weight	—	80.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple Mint

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (United States).

Common Seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Apple Mint

The Apple Mint (Mentha villosa) is a species in the genus Mentha. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

O pinípede de distribuição mais ampla, a foca-comum (Phoca vitulina) habita as costas temperadas e subárticas do Atlântico Norte e do Pacífico Norte. Os adultos atingem até 130 kg e passam tempo aproximadamente igual no mar caçando peixes, lulas e crustáceos e descansando em praias ou rochas. Seus grandes e expressivos olhos são adaptados para a visão subaquática em pouca luz. A foca-comum é uma fonte de alimento fundamental para orcas, tubarões e ursos-polares.