Cuenca del Río Tuy
IUCN VICritical Area with Treatment Priority (ACPT) · 1992
8 867 km²
State · ven
Aragua
Venezuela
AwTropical, savannah(95 %)
Species observed
4 599
Observations
175 633
Area
6 934,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 22 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Aragua : 16 espèces reliées par 20 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
22
Interactions affichées
20
Connectance
0.087
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
4 599 distinct species · 175 633 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,3°C
Annual rain
1 185mm
Warmest m°
30,2°C
Coldest m°
19,6°C
Elevation: 599 m on average (min -165 m, max 2 219 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,3°C
Annual rain
1 185mm
Warmest month
30,2°C
Coldest month
19,6°C
Mean alt.
599m
Min
-165m
Max
2 219m
Std. dev.
412m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(95 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
23,9g/kg
Clay
31,7%
Sand
33,6%
Silt
34,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
33,7g/kg
Clay
30,3%
Sand
34,2%
Silt
35,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
23,2g/kg
Clay
30,5%
Sand
34,2%
Silt
35,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
14,9g/kg
Clay
34,2%
Sand
32,2%
Silt
33,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest48.5%
Crops2.9%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)47.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology18 basins · 22 lakes · 23 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
546,4km
Lake surface here
89,70km²
Basins crossed
18
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
4 917km²
Discharge in basins
56,9m³/s
Mean precip.
1 155mm/an
Mean T°
23,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,31
Mean runoff
205mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
563m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Guáricosub-area2 398,3 km²overlap1697.16 km²24%
- Bassin de Río Taguaysub-area1 063,7 km²overlap1043.39 km²15%
- Bassin de Río Tuysub-area1 851,7 km²overlap735.42 km²11%
- Bassin de Río Araguasub-area693,6 km²overlap641.53 km²9%
- Bassin de Río Memosub-area1 348,7 km²overlap470.83 km²7%
- Bassin de Río Oritucosub-area922,8 km²overlap434.23 km²6%
- Bassin de Río San Estebansub-area904,5 km²overlap422.05 km²6%
- Bassin de Río Turmerosub-area453,8 km²overlap375.28 km²5%
- Bassin de Río Guáricosub-area1 455,7 km²overlap340.70 km²5%
9 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Río Marapasub-area1 994,1 km²overlap237.02 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Tacatinemosub-area719,7 km²overlap215.83 km²3%
- Bassin de Chuaosub-area216,5 km²overlap215.46 km²3%
- Basin #58960sub-area122,1 km²overlap56.90 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Tuysub-area323,8 km²overlap22.03 km²0%
- Bassin de Río El Limónsub-area462 km²overlap13.35 km²0%
- Basin #58690sub-area57,3 km²overlap8.34 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Guairesub-area1 184,9 km²overlap3.96 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Payasub-area1 757,3 km²overlap0.69 km²0%
Lakes (22, top by area)
- Valenciaarea370 km²avg depth32.2 m
- Camataguearea54 km²avg depth29.1 m
- Embalse de Taguaiguaiarea12,7 km²avg depth8.5 m
- Embalse de Zuataarea5,2 km²avg depth6.7 m
- Lake #16079area2,1 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1074855area0,9 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1074753area0,4 km²avg depth7.0 m
- Lac 1075113area0,4 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1074884area0,3 km²avg depth2.3 m
13 more lakes
- Lac 1074631area0,3 km²avg depth7.0 m
- Lac 1074893area0,2 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1074863area0,2 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1075082area0,2 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1074801area0,2 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1074786area0,2 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1074641area0,2 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1074785area0,2 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1074781area0,1 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1074798area0,1 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1074947area0,1 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1074782area0,1 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1074562area0,1 km²avg depth5.9 m
Rivers / streams (23, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Guáricoord 5len here171.28 km25%total694 km
- Río Tuyord 5len here91.07 km22%total421 km
- Río Taguayord 2len here41.44 km100%total42 km
- Río Araguaord 3len here34.62 km100%total35 km
- Río Memoord 4len here30.88 km26%total120 km
- Río Turmeroord 2len here23.91 km69%total35 km
- Caño Los Maniresord 2len here21.36 km46%total46 km
- Chuaoord 3len here14.50 km98%total15 km
- Río Calancheord 3len here13.98 km100%total14 km
- Quebrada de Apaord 2len here13.76 km100%total14 km
- Quebrada Punta Viejaord 1len here13.17 km100%total13 km
- Río Zárateord 2len here12.48 km96%total13 km
11 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Río Tacatinemoord 4len here9.56 km14%total67 km
- Río Curaord 3len here7.49 km100%total8 km
- Río Las Tejeríasord 1len here6.78 km100%total7 km
- Río Cepeord 1len here6.62 km98%total7 km
- Lindero municipalord 2len here6.06 km100%total6 km
- Caño Pericocalord 2len here6.02 km32%total19 km
- Río Güeyord 1len here5.53 km52%total11 km
- Río Madre Viejaord 2len here5.47 km57%total10 km
- Quebrada de Zuataord 1len here5.41 km100%total5 km
- Río Guayasord 3len here2.56 km3%total83 km
- Puerto Mayaord 2len here2.41 km84%total3 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
1,5nW
Built-up
82,2%
Pesticides
12,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas11
IUCN VI · 4IUCN V · 3IUCN II · 3IUCN III · 1🌊 Marine · 3
Pico Jenjibre (Cuenca del Lago de Valencia)
IUCN VICritical Area with Treatment Priority (ACPT) · 1979
2 985 km²
Barbacas
IUCN VForest Area Under Protection (ABBP) · 1991
2 223 km²
Guatopo
IUCN IINational Park (PN) · 1958
1 219 km²
Henri Pittier
IUCN IINational Park (PN) · 1937
1 073 km²
Río Orituco
IUCN VForest Area Under Protection (ABBP) · 1991
987 km²
Complete list11 protected areas
- Cuenca del Río TuyCritical Area with Treatment Priority (ACPT)IUCN VI19928 867 km²
- Pico Jenjibre (Cuenca del Lago de Valencia)Critical Area with Treatment Priority (ACPT)IUCN VI19792 985 km²
- BarbacasForest Area Under Protection (ABBP)IUCN V19912 223 km²
- GuatopoNational Park (PN)IUCN II19581 219 km²
- Henri PittierNational Park (PN)IUCN II19371 073 km²
- Río OritucoForest Area Under Protection (ABBP)IUCN V1991987 km²
- Del Área Metropolitana de CaracasProtective Zone (ZP)IUCN VI1972670 km²
- Suelos, Bosques y Aguas en la cuenca del río GuáricoProtective Zone (ZP)IUCN VI1974376 km²
- MacaraoNational Park (PN)IUCN II1973147 km²
- Utilidad Pública y de Interés Turístico Recreacional El Litoral de la Región Capital (Estado La Guaira - Estado Miranda)Tourist Interest Area (ZIT)IUCN V1974138 km²
- Pico CodazziNatural Monument (MN)IUCN III1991118 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN
Sub-administrations12
- CamataguaMunicipality
- Francisco LinaresMunicipality
- GirardotMunicipality
- José Angel LamasMunicipality
- José Félix RibasMunicipality
- José R RevengaMunicipality
- Mario Briceño IragorryMunicipality
- Ocumare de la Costa de OroMunicipality
- San CasimiroMunicipality
- San SebastiánMunicipality
- Santiago MariñoMunicipality
- Santos MichelenaMunicipality