Synanthrope: Difference between revisions

Examples of synanthropes are various [[insect]] species ([[louse|lice]], [[ant]]s, [[silverfish]], [[cockroach]]es, etc.), [[house sparrow]]s, [[rock dove]]s (pigeons), various [[rodent]] species, [[Virginia opossum]]s, [[raccoon]]s,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.citylab.com/life/2018/09/delving-into-the-nocturnal-city-of-the-synanthrope/570352/|title=Night of the Living Synanthropes|last=Meier|first=Allison C.|website=CityLab|language=en|access-date=2019-09-06}}</ref> certain [[monkey]] species, [[coyote]]s,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.gothamcoyote.org/ |title=Gotham Coyote Project - Studying NYC's Coyotes |website=Gotham Coyote Project |access-date=2021-01-31}}</ref><ref>{{Citationcite book |last=Flores |first=Dan needed|date=JanuarySeptember 20212017 |title=Coyote America: A Natural & Supernatural History |publisher=Basic Books |pages=193 |chapter=Chapter 6: Bright Lights, Big Cities |isbn=978-0-465-09372-4}}</ref> urban [[feral]]s, and other [[urban wildlife]].<ref name="sprawl">{{cite book |first=Elizabeth Ann |last=Johnson |author2=Michael W. Klemens |name-list-style=amp |title =Nature in fragments: the legacy of sprawl |publisher=Columbia University Press |year =2005 |page=212 |isbn=978-0-231-12779-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_SqsP5gXdj4C}}</ref> The [[brown rat]] is counted as one of the most prominent synanthropic animals and can be found in almost every place there are people. Rats benefit from living alongside humans.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20716625|title=Are you never more than 6ft away from a rat?|last=Pritchard|first=Charlotte|date=2012-12-17|access-date=2019-09-06|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://synpreserve.com/|title=Synanthrope Preserve|website=synpreserve.com|access-date=2019-09-06}}</ref>