Apple Mint vs Pennyroyal

Mentha suaveolens compared with Mentha pulegium

Key Differences

• Apple Mint is Least Concern while Pennyroyal is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple Mint	Pennyroyal
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order same	Lamiales (อันดับกะเพรา)	Lamiales (อันดับกะเพรา)
Family same	Lamiaceae	Lamiaceae
Genus same	Mentha	Mentha
Species	Mentha suaveolens	Mentha pulegium

Evolutionary Relationship

Apple Mint and Pennyroyal share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Mentha.

Conservation Status

Apple Mint

LC — Least Concern

Pennyroyal

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple Mint	Pennyroyal
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).

Pennyroyal

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 15 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States