Bergamot Mint vs Hainan Gymnure

Mentha aquatica compared with Neohylomys hainanensis

Key Differences

• Bergamot Mint is Least Concern while Hainan Gymnure is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergamot Mint	Hainan Gymnure
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Lamiales (ясноткоцветные)	Erinaceomorpha (ежеобразные)
Family	Lamiaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Mentha	Neohylomys
Species	Mentha aquatica	Neohylomys hainanensis

Conservation Status

Bergamot Mint

LC — Least Concern

Hainan Gymnure

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergamot Mint	Hainan Gymnure
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).

Hainan Gymnure

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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