Lesser-Prairie Chicken Habitat
IUCN VZoological Area
38 km²
County · USA
Baca
United States
BSkArid, steppe, cold(100 %)
Species observed
1 800
Observations
92 513
Area
6 602,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 27 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 Baca : 19 espèces reliées par 71 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 17.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
71
Connectance
0.175
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
1 800 distinct species · 92 513 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
12,5°C
Annual rain
439mm
Warmest m°
32,0°C
Coldest m°
-3,6°C
Elevation: 1 310 m on average (min 1 069 m, max 1 612 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
12,5°C
Annual rain
439mm
Warmest month
32,0°C
Coldest month
-3,6°C
Mean alt.
1 310m
Min
1 069m
Max
1 612m
Std. dev.
123m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
12,0g/kg
Clay
29,2%
Sand
30,0%
Silt
40,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
17,6g/kg
Clay
26,6%
Sand
31,9%
Silt
41,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
10,9g/kg
Clay
28,7%
Sand
30,5%
Silt
40,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
7,3g/kg
Clay
32,4%
Sand
27,5%
Silt
40,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.9%
Crops39.2%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil1.8%
Other (grassland, water…)58.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology18 basins · 1 lakes · 12 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
695,3km
Lake surface here
0,77km²
Basins crossed
18
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
48 439km²
Discharge in basins
0,7m³/s
Mean precip.
398mm/an
Mean T°
11,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,70
Max snow
6%
Mean runoff
5mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 277m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Cimmaron Riversub-area3 549,8 km²overlap1093.02 km²17%
- Bassin de North Fork Cimarron Riversub-area1 896,8 km²overlap1021.54 km²15%
- Bassin de Horse Creeksub-area799,6 km²overlap799.98 km²12%
- Bassin de South Fork Sand Arroyosub-area605,4 km²overlap568.39 km²9%
- Bassin de Two Butte Creeksub-area2 091,2 km²overlap522.35 km²8%
- Bassin de Bear Creeksub-area513,5 km²overlap513.78 km²8%
- Bassin de Sand Arroyosub-area728,3 km²overlap337.06 km²5%
- Bassin de North Fork Sand Arroyosub-area299,2 km²overlap299.30 km²5%
- Bassin de Cimmaron Riversub-area1 205,2 km²overlap271.98 km²4%
9 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Cimmaron Riversub-area293,5 km²overlap237.49 km²4%
- Bassin de Bear Creeksub-area205,1 km²overlap202.15 km²3%
- Bassin de Bear Creeksub-area1 456,9 km²overlap159.90 km²2%
- Bassin de Plum Creeksub-area142,4 km²overlap142.43 km²2%
- Bassin de Rule Creeksub-area1 289,2 km²overlap137.13 km²2%
- Bassin de Bear Creeksub-area120 km²overlap120.07 km²2%
- Bassin de Bear Creeksub-area124,2 km²overlap112.98 km²2%
- Bassin de Bear Creeksub-area337,2 km²overlap56.59 km²1%
- Bassin de Arkansas Riversub-area821,9 km²overlap6.26 km²0%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (12, ord ≥ 4)
- Bear Creekord 6len here170.26 km8%total2230 km
- Horse Creekord 7len here114.42 km10%total1158 km
- North Fork Sand Arroyoord 4len here89.35 km100%total89 km
- Sand Arroyoord 4len here81.66 km77%total106 km
- Two Butte Creekord 4len here74.56 km30%total252 km
- South Fork Sand Arroyoord 3len here50.09 km100%total50 km
- Plum Creekord 6len here47.67 km5%total976 km
- Cat Creekord 4len here28.33 km32%total88 km
- Rule Creekord 4len here15.08 km9%total163 km
- Dry Creekord 8len here14.30 km1%total1337 km
- Maverick Creekord 2len here8.57 km73%total12 km
- Cimmaron Riverord 4len here1.01 km1%total186 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
2,5%
Pesticides
6,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas8
IUCN Not Assigned · 4IUCN V · 3IUCN Ia · 1
Horse Creek Farms SHA
IUCN Not AssignedConservation Easement · 2005
24 km²
Land Trust Land
IUCN VLocal Land Trust Lands
10 km²
Marianne Rees Nature Preserve / Two Marys
IUCN Not AssignedNature Preserve
5 km²
Southern Plains Land Trust 1
IUCN VEnvironmental System · 1999
5 km²
Fresh Tracks North Border
IUCN Not AssignedTrack
3 km²
Complete list8 protected areas
- Lesser-Prairie Chicken HabitatZoological AreaIUCN V38 km²
- Horse Creek Farms SHAConservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned200524 km²
- Land Trust LandLocal Land Trust LandsIUCN V10 km²
- Marianne Rees Nature Preserve / Two MarysNature PreserveIUCN Not Assigned5 km²
- Southern Plains Land Trust 1Environmental SystemIUCN V19995 km²
- Fresh Tracks North BorderTrackIUCN Not Assigned3 km²
- Turk's PondState Wildlife AreaIUCN Not Assigned19841 km²
- CampoResearch Natural AreaIUCN Ia19870 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN