Cosmopolitan distribution
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In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be hig
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.
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Osprey
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The osprey, historically known as sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor, reaching more than 60 cm in length and a
Cosmopolitan distribution
…them are in the same cosmopolitan species Apis mellifera, but their ranges barely overlap. Other cosmopolitan species, such as the house sparrow and osprey, present similar examples, but in yet other species there are less familiar complications: some migratory birds such as the Arctic tern occur from the…
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Eurasian osprey (P. h. haliaetus), in India
American osprey (P. h. carolinensis), in the USA
Caribbean osprey (P. h. ridgwayi), in the Bahamas