Cosmopolitan distribution facts for kids
In biology an organism is said to be cosmopolitan (or cosmopolite) if it can be found almost anywhere on the Earth.
Examples include:
- humans
- House dust mite
- Vanessa cardui (Painted Lady butterfly)
- Many cetacean species, including the orca
- Brown Rat
- Peregrine Falcon
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In Spanish: Distribución cosmopolita para niños
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