ABSTRACT Coyote ( Canis latrans ) populations are expanding into urban areas, yet how their feeding ecology adapts to the wildland–urban interface remains poorly understood, particularly near megacities such as Mexico City. We evaluated coyote diet across an anthropogenic gradient in the Sierra del Ajusco, comparing a conserved site (Las Rosas) and a human‐modified site (Las Maravillas). We analyzed 198 scats collected over 1 year, using prey diversity (Shannon–Wiener H′) and network modularity (Louvain algorithm) to assess spatial and seasonal variation. Mammals dominated the diet at both sites, with Microtus mexicanus as the primary prey. Annual dietary diversity did not differ significantly between the conserved (H′ = 2.245) and modified (H′ = 2.368) sites ( p = 0.2502), consistent with low network modularity (0.073). In contrast, seasonal variation differed between sites: the conserved site showed a significant shift in diet diversity ( p = 0.02587), whereas the modified site did not ( p = 0.6874). These results indicate that the primary effect of anthropogenic disturbance is not a change in overall diet diversity, but a buffering of seasonal variation. The year‐round availability of anthropogenic resources in the modified landscape appears to decouple coyote feeding ecology from natural seasonal cycles, with potential consequences for its ecological role.
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