Cosmopolitan distribution
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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
- Red admiral (painted lady butterfly)
- Many cetacean species, including the orca
- Brown rat
- Killer whale
- Peregrine falcon
Cosmopolitan Distribution Media
Originally native to the Northern Hemisphere, the fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) has gained a cosmopolitan distribution as a result of being introduced to new areas in the Southern Hemisphere.
